FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Independence Technology LLC: iBOT 3000 Mobility System. Independence IBOT 3000 Mobility System (Stair-climbing wheelchair), Class III restricted medical device. The device is shipped one each per wooden pallet with wooden sides and top retained by reusable bands.
- Recall number
- Z-1383-04
- Recalling firm
- Independence Technology LLC
- Product
- iBOT 3000 Mobility System. Independence IBOT 3000 Mobility System (Stair-climbing wheelchair), Class III restricted medical device. The device is shipped one each per wooden pallet with wooden sides and top retained by reusable bands.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2004-07-01
- Posted
- 2004-08-24
- Terminated
- 2005-02-02
- Reason
- iBOT Mobility System may tip over due to malfunction in power base.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Initial contact to consignees was by telephone on July 2,3,&4 2004. Letters were sent to all consignees from July 5,6,&8, 2004.
- Quantity
- 81 chairs
- Distribution
- The Independence iBOT 3000 Mobility System was distributed to direct customers in the US, the UK, Ireland, and New Zealand. Ten of the US Direct customers received their devices via the VA. One traning/demo/assessment device was distributed to the firm''s European Support Centre (Ortho Clinical Diagnostics) in France. Two training/demo/assessment devices were distributed to a J&J representative in Japan.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Catalog No.''s IT000101-IT000148 (inclusive), Vehicle Identification Numbers (''VIN''s): 020404-000347, 020104-000309, 020504-000357, 021203-000308, 020204-000331, 020104-000314, 020104-000318, 021203-000301, 020304-000335, 020104-000310, 020404-000341, 021203-000299, 020204-000330, 020104-000322, 020204-000332, 020404-000350, 020404-000348, 020304-000340, 020404-000346, 020404-000342, 021203-000307, 020204-000333, 020104-000319, 021203-000304, 020404-000352, 020304-000337, 020304-000336, 020504-000356, 020404-000349, 021203-000305, 020604-000360, 020104-000317, 021203-000306, 020504-000358, 020404-000345, 020504-000354, 020304-000334, 020304-000338, 020404-000344, 020404-000351, 020504-000355, 020104-000323, 020104-000324, 021103-000291, 021203-000300, 020304-000339, 020404-000343, 020504-000359, 020604-000363, 020604-000364, 020604-000365, 020604-000366, 020604-000367, 020604-000368, 020604-000362, 021103-000290, 021103-000295, 020104-000315, 020104-000316, 020104-000320, 020104-000311, 020104-000313, 020204-000329, 020504-000353, 020104-000312, 020604-000361, 021003-000280, 020204-000328, 020104-000321, 020204-000326, 021203-000297, 021203-000298, 021203-000303, 020204-000327, 021103-000294, 021103-000286, 021103-000287, 021003-000273, 021103-000282, 021103-000292, 021103-000293, 021003-000276, 021003-000277, 021103-000285, 021103-000289, 020204-000325, 021103-000296, 021003-000278, 021003-000281, 021003-000272, 021003-000279, 021003-000274, 021003-000275, 021103-000283, 021103-000288, 021103-000284, 021203-000302
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P020033"]
- Product code
- IMK
- Firm FEI
- 3003508375
- Firm city
- Warren
- Firm state
- NJ
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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