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MDA/2008/052 - Puma and Beatle battery powered wheelchairs manufactured by Movingpeople.net or Handicare

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Type: Medical Device Alert
Series No: MDA/2008/052
Audience: Healthcare professionals
Published:
Format: Electronic and paper
Size: A4
Pages: 5
Price: Free
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Copyright: Crown
   

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Issued: 21 July 2008 13:30
Ref: MDA/2008/052

 

 
Immediate action
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Action
 
Update
 
Information request


Device:
Puma and Beatle battery powered wheelchairs manufactured by Movingpeople.net or Handicare.

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Problem:
Some variants of the Puma and Beatle are too heavy for standard four point webbing tie-down systems for use in a vehicle.

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Action by:
All those involved in the provision, prescription, use and transport of wheelchairs. In particular: wheelchair service managers, rehabilitation engineers, occupational therapists and patient transport service managers.		  

Action:

  • Trace all Puma and Beatle battery powered wheelchairs manufactured by Movingpeople.net or Handicare.
  • Advise users of these wheelchairs not to use the wheelchair as a seat in transport when secured using standard four point webbing tie-downs until such time as they can verify that it weighs less than 140kg.
  

 
Distributed to:
NHS trusts in England - Chief Executives*
OFSTED – Directors of Children’s Services
Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) – Headquarters
Healthcare Commission (CHAI) – Headquarters
Primary care trusts in England – Chief Executives*
Social services in England – Directors*
NHS Boards in Scotland – Chief Executives

* via CE Bulletin

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Contacts:
Details of manufacturer contacts and contacts for technical aspects. Change of address or removal from address list for CSCI and the Healthcare Commission.

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Appendix:
Field Safety notice: Beatle/Puma – Restraint system for transportation (in pdf only).

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Action deadlines for the Safety Alert Broadcast System (SABS)
Deadline (action underway): 21 August 2008
Deadline (action complete): 21 October 2008

 

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