Sunrise Medical Recalls Quickie Q7 Wheelchairs Due to Backrest Bracket Failure
Sunrise Medical is recalling Quickie Q7 wheelchairs because the backrest bracket can fracture, causing the backrest to detach from the chair frame.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural defect in a mobility aid that could cause the backrest to detach, posing a risk of harm to the user, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses.
Plain-English summary
Sunrise Medical (US) LLC is recalling the Quickie Q7 wheelchair, Model EIR4, due to a potential safety hazard. The recall involves 12,142 devices in the United States and 1,710 devices internationally. The affected serial numbers range from R4-007239 to R4-022394.
The recall is being issued because the backrest bracket has been observed to fail due to fatigue over the product's lifetime. When this failure occurs, the bracket can fracture, which may cause the backrest to detach from the chair frame.
The Quickie Q7 series is intended to provide mobility to persons limited to a sitting position. The devices were distributed in the US and Mexico, Japan, Chile, Kuwait, Columbia, Hong Kong, China, Uruguay, South Africa, Costa Rica, South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, El Salvador, Bahrain, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Argentina, Netherlands Antilles, and British Virgin Islands. Consumers should contact Sunrise Medical for further instructions on how to address this issue.
The recalled product
- Product
- Quickie Q7 wheelchair. Model EIR4 Physical Medicine. The Quickie Q7 series of wheelchair's intended use is to provide mobility to persons limited to a sitting position.
- Manufacturer
- Sunrise Medical (US) LLC
- Category
- Medical Device — Mobility Aids
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- Model EIR 4 13
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
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