FDA recall, , Moderate risk
Permobil M5 Corpus Power Wheelchair
The M5 Corpus Power Wheelchair may drive under restricted conditions due to missing drive inhibit logic.
Summary by Recall Canary from the FDA notice
What happened
This recall is being reported retroactively. Power Platform firmware is missing specific drive inhibit logic. This issue may allow the chair to drive under restricted conditions, and may create an unstable condition in certain circumstances.
What to do
We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for medical device recalls:
- A device recall doesn't always mean you must stop using it: it may need to be checked, adjusted or fixed.
- Talk to your health care provider before you stop using it.
Is yours affected?
Affected if its UDI-DI matches.
A UDI-DI is the device identifier printed with the barcode on the device label.
M5 Corpus Power Wheelchair REF,120032
- UDI-DI
- 17330818334562
Recall details
- Company began the recall
- Sold in
Worldwide - US: Nationwide distribution in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming and the country of CANADA.
- Company
- Permobil IncLebanon, Tennessee
- Hazard
- Software defect
- Risk
Moderate risk
Using it may cause short-term health problems, or ones that treatment can reverse. Serious harm is unlikely.
FDA Class II recall · How risk is rated
- Event ID
- 99267
- Recall number
- Z-2805-2026
- Quantity recalled
- 715 wheelchairs
Timeline
FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.
Company began the recall
Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA
In FDA's weekly enforcement report
Listed on Recall Canary
