Class 2 Device Recall Kuschall's K3/K4 Series of Manual Wheelchair, Model Airlite.

• Date Initiated by Firm: July 18, 2006
• Date Posted: September 06, 2006
• Recall Status: Terminated on March 01, 2012
• Recall Number: Z-1486-06
• Recall Event ID: 35910
• 510(K)Number: K982336
• Product Classification: manual wheelchair - Product Code IOR
• Product: Kuschall''s K3/K4 Series of Manual Wheelchair, Model Airlite.
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• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Invacare Corporation; 1 Invacare Way; PO Box 4028; Elyria OH 44035
• For Additional Information Contact: Janice K. Brownlee; 440-329-6000
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: If the user has chosen to install optional anti-tippers on the chair, the anti-tipper as designed may not be able to bear the stress of repeated or quick loads placed on it, causing the bolt to bend or break.
• FDA Determined Cause: Device Design
• Action: The recalling firm notified all consignees by recall letter sent on or about 7/20/06 along with replacement anti-tippers for each device on hand.
• Quantity in Commerce: 208 wheelchairs
• Distribution: Nationwide and Canada.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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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