iBOT iBOT PMDRecalls & reported problems
Mobius Mobility LLC · iBOT® Personal Mobility Device - Wheelchair, Stair Climbing · Class 2
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00857584008003), received between Mar 12, 2021 and Apr 15, 2022 — classified as 5 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Tipped Over” (2 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device Tipped Over2
- Patient Device Interaction Problem2
- Device Fell1
- Device Slipped1
- Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method1
Patient problems
- Fall4
- Laceration(s)2
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Concussion1
- Limb Fracture1
- Unspecified Tissue Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 15, 2022Patient Device Interaction Problem
ON 03/29/2022 THE USER CALLED MOBIUS MOBILITY TO REPORT AN INCIDENT INVOLVING THE IBOT® PMD WHICH OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2022. THE USER WAS SEATED IN THE IBOT® PMD WHILE BEING ASSISTED DOWN THE STEPS BY HIS WIFE, WHO HAS PASSED MOBIUS MOBILITY'S ASSISTED STAIR TRAINING, AND HAD AN EVENT RESULTING IN HIM BEING EJECTED FROM THE DEVICE. USER STATED HE WAS NOT WEARING THE PROVIDED LAP BELT AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT AS ADVISED IN ACCOMPANYING DEVICE LABELING. THE USER REPORTED HE SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND A LACERATION ON HIS TONGUE WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
Patient problems: Concussion; Laceration(s)
MAUDE report 14118348 ↗InjurySep 7, 2021Device Tipped Over
USER REPORTED THAT HE WENT INTO THE MENU AND INITIATED A FORCED POWER OFF WHILE IN BALANCE MODE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE DEVICE TIPPING OVER. THE FALL RESULTED IN THE USER SEVERELY SPRAINING BOTH ANKLES.
Patient problems: Fall; Unspecified Tissue Injury
MAUDE report 12435190 ↗InjuryJun 17, 2021Device Slipped
CUSTOMER CONTACTED MOBIUS MOBILITY ON (B)(6) 2021 AND INFORMED US OF AN EVENT INVOLVING HER TRUCK LIFT THAT CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO HER IBOT® AND NEEDED SOME PARTS. ON (B)(6) 2021 THE USER INFORMED US SHE WAS IN THE IBOT WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2021 AND THAT SHE BROKE HER LEFT FOOT IN A FALL FROM THE WHEELCHAIR LIFT. THE IBOT® WAS NOT BEING MANEUVERED BY THE USER AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT, HOWEVER A WET MUDDY SURFACE ON THE LIFT RESULTED IN THE IBOT SLIDING OFF THE LIFT. THIS RESULTED IN THE FALL AND THE INJURY REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Patient problems: Fall; Limb Fracture
MAUDE report 12017790 ↗InjuryApr 21, 2021Device Tipped Over
USER REPORTED THAT HE WENT INTO THE MENU AND INITIATED A FORCED POWER OFF WHILE IN BALANCE MODE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE DEVICE TIPPING OVER. THE FALL RESULTED IN THE USER BREAKING HIS TOE.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Fall
MAUDE report 11703587 ↗InjuryMar 12, 2021Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Device Fell
USER REPORTED A FORWARD FALL OF THE DEVICE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DESCEND A SET OF STAIRS IN STAIR MODE. ON THE BOTTOM STEP, HE CAME DOWN HARD AND WAS THROWN FROM THE DEVICE RESULTING IN A CUT ON HIS EYEBROW THAT REQUIRED STITCHES. MOBIUS VERIFIED THAT THE USER WAS NOT WEARING HIS HIP BELT AT THE TIME.
Patient problems: Fall; Laceration(s)
MAUDE report 11477294 ↗
Other Wheelchair, Stair Climbing devices
- iBOT(R) iBOT PMDMobius Mobility LLC · Wheelchair, Stair Climbing1 recall15 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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