| Class 2 Device Recall Invacare Storm TDX SR Power Wheelchair with Stability Lock |  |
Date Initiated by Firm | September 15, 2009 |
Date Posted | December 29, 2009 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on August 25, 2014 |
Recall Number | Z-0579-2010 |
Recall Event ID |
53871 |
510(K)Number | K023589 |
Product Classification |
Powered wheelchair - Product Code ITI
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Product | Invacare Storm TDX SR Power Wheelchair with Stability Lock Model numbers: TDXSR, TDXSR-CG, TDXSR-CG-HD, TDXSR-HD, TDXSR-MCG, TDXSR-MCG-HD, TDXSRV-HD |
Code Information |
Model numbers: TDXSR, TDXSR-CG, TDXSR-CG-HD, TDXSR-HD, TDXSR-MCG, TDXSR-MCG-HD, TDXSRV-HD. Serial Numbers: 08BE000082; 08BE000088; 08BE000089; 08BE000090; 08BE000323; 08BE001102; 08BE001105; 08BE002283; 08BE002803; 08BE003025; 08BE003250; 08BE003251; 08BE003472; 08BE003473; 08BE003632; 08BE004402; 08BE004414; 08BE004415; 08BE004835; 08BE005297; 08DE002040; 08EE000277; 08EE001539; 08EE001540; 08EE001775; 08FE003254; 08FE003257; 08FE003668; 08FE004681; 08GE003570; 08GE003936; 08HE001169; 08HE005013; 08IE001081; 08IE001316 & 08IE002729. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Invacare Corporation 1200 Taylor St Elyria OH 44035-4190
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For Additional Information Contact | Carroll L. Martin 440-329-6356 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | For some Invacare chairs, the stability lock feature may not be engaging properly or consistently. If the stability lock feature does not engage properly, the wheelchair may do one or more of the following: (1) veer to one side; (2) rock forward onto its front riggings; (3) drive in an unintended circular motion; and/or (4) fall forward or to one side. In these cases there is a risk to injury for |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Device Design |
Action | On 9/15/2009 the firm sent recall notification letter to their customers instructing them to immediately contact the dealer to have the stability lock inspected and/or adjusted. If the dealer is unavailable or the repair will take longer than 60 days, they are to contact the firm and arrange for an inspection and/or adjustment. Invacare requested contact names to whom it can send additional information. Invacare plans to mail, via FEDEX, information regarding the recall to each consignee. Initial consignees received a response card and instructions to forward cards to any customer to whom they have distributed the product. The products are to be inspected at the cylinder label and if the label does not have a long alpha-numeric string demonstrated in the label, the cylinders on the chair have to be replaced. Questions are directed to Recalls@Invacare.com or to 800-333-6900. |
Quantity in Commerce | 36 |
Distribution | Product was distributed to the following states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NM, NY, OH, SC & TX. Product was also distributed in Canada. |
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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510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = ITI
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