| Class 2 Device Recall Aerial Wheelchair Cushion | |
Date Initiated by Firm | January 31, 2014 |
Date Posted | March 21, 2014 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on May 07, 2018 |
Recall Number | Z-1266-2014 |
Recall Event ID |
67576 |
Product Classification |
Cushion, wheelchair - Product Code IMP
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Product | Otto Bock Aerial and Aerial Active Wheelchair Cushions. Material numbers: SK757 476C00=SK701, 476C00=SK702, 476C00=SK703, 476C00=SK704, 476C00=SK705, 476C00=SK706, 476C00=SK707, The following material numbers were not distributed within the US: 476C00=SK751, 476C00=SK752, 476C00=SK753, 476C00=SK754, 476C00=SK755, 476C00=SK756, 476C00= SK757. |
Code Information |
all cushions with the following material numbers: SK757 476C00=SK701, 476C00=SK702, 476C00=SK703, 476C00=SK704, 476C00=SK705, 476C00=SK706, 476C00=SK707, The following material numbers were not distributed within the US: 476C00=SK751, 476C00=SK752, 476C00=SK753, 476C00=SK754, 476C00=SK755, 476C00=SK756, 476C00= SK757. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Bock,Otto,Orthopedic Ind,Inc Two Carlson Parkway North, Suite 100 Minneapolis MN 55447
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For Additional Information Contact | Emily Ray 800-328-4058 Ext. 5189 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Otto Bock is recalling all Aerial and Aerial Active Wheelchair Cushions from specific material numbers. During internal testing, it was discovered that there is a small risk of flammability to the cushion after it has been washed at high temperatures. The cushions should either be returned to Otto Bock or destroyed. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Unknown/Undetermined by firm |
Action | An Urgent Voluntary Device Recall letter was sent to customers beginning 1/31/2014. The letter identified the affected material numbers, described the reason for recall, and asked that product be returned or destroyed. A response Questionnaire was asked to be completed and returned. |
Quantity in Commerce | 464 units (US 113, OUS 351) |
Distribution | Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Columbia, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and United Kingdom. |
Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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