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Invacare Corporation: Pronto Series Power Wheelchair, model M50.

Recall number
Z-0901-05
Recalling firm
Invacare Corporation
Product
Pronto Series Power Wheelchair, model M50.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2005-05-02
Posted
2005-06-17
Terminated
2008-01-04
Reason
If the arm of the wheelchair is overloaded, the joystick mounting brackett and/or arm pivot may fail due to variability in the plastic used by the supplier to make the components. This failure may cause the user or a caregiver to fall if they are leaning on the arm, and result in injury.
Root cause
Other
Action
The recalling firm contacted all consignees by phone between May 9 and May 25, 2005 and sent an urgent field correction needed letter, dated April, 2005 to all consignees.
Quantity
1 device.
Distribution
The product was sent to consignees located in AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WV. There was one foreign consignee in France: Poirer, Zac Papillon, 3720 Parcay Meslay, Corps, France
Lot, serial or model codes
All serial numbers between 05A000-05C999.
510(k) numbers
["K021680"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
ITI
Firm FEI
3002889431
Firm city
Elyria
Firm state
OH
Firm country
not on file

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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Publisher
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
File
device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
sha256
b87518bfe2e8
Published
2026-09-28
Read
2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z

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