Quickie® Series Manual Wheelchair ElZ4-2Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 05022408048953), received between May 24, 2018 and Jan 28, 2020 — classified as 1 death, 3 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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• DeathJan 28, 2020Device Tipped Over

  (B)(6), AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OF (B)(6) CONTACTED SUNRISE MEDICAL'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON (B)(6) 2020 AND REPORTED THAT HE WAS INVESTIGATING AN INCIDENT THAT INVOLVED A QUICKIE IRIS TILT IN SPACE WHEELCHAIR. (B)(6) STATED THE END USER WAS BEING UNLOADED FROM A VAN ON A WHEELCHAIR RAMP WHEN THE IRIS WHEELCHAIR TIPPED OVER BACKWARDS CAUSING THE WHEELCHAIR USER TO FALL ONTO HIS HEAD. THE END USER SUBSEQUENTLY PASSED AWAY FROM HIS INJURIES.

  Patient problems: Death; Fall

  MAUDE report 9638944 ↗
• InjuryApr 23, 2019Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  A LEGAL NOTICE FROM THE LAW OFFICES OF (B)(6) LAW, DATED AND RECEIVED BY SUNRISE MEDICAL (US) LLC ON (B)(6) 2019 STATES, "(PLAINTIFF) WAS AT HIS HOME BEING ATTENDED TO BY HIS FULL-TIME CAREGIVER, WHEN HE USED THE NEW CHAIR TO MOVE FROM HIS BED IN ORDER TO RETRIEVE A VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER WHICH WAS LESS THAN SIX FEET AWAY. AS HE MOVED, THE LEFT WHEEL OF HIS CHAIR BECAME DETACHED FROM THE BODY OF THE CHAIR, CAUSING (PLAINTIFF) TO PITCH FORWARD AND DOWN, OUT OF THE CHAIR, AND INTO THE WALL. (PLAINTIFF) SUFFERED A BROKEN ARM AND A HEAD INJURY WHEN HIS CHAIR FELL APART..."

  Patient problems: Fall; Fracture, Arm; Head Injury

  MAUDE report 8541043 ↗
• InjuryOct 17, 2018Device Tipped Over

  ON (B)(6) 2018 DEALER (B)(6) STATED THE USER WAS PROPELLING OUTSIDE AND PROPELLED OVER SOME GRAVEL AND THE CHAIR TIPPED OVER AND FELL OUT OF THE CHAIR. BROKE HER LEG AND DID SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Fall

  MAUDE report 7976201 ↗
• InjuryMay 24, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  PER (B)(6) (DEALER) THE END USER WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHILE SITTING IN HIS CHAIR. (B)(6) STATES THAT TRANSIT BRACKETS WERE USED FOR THE CHAIR. THE END USER IS THE DEALER'S SON. (B)(6) STATES HIS SON WAS INJURED IN THE CAR ACCIDENT AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR LAST WEEK (DATE NOT PROVIDED). (B)(6) REPORTED THAT HIS SON SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ORBITAL BONE ON HIS FACE, A LACERATION ACROSS THE LEFT EYE, A RIGHT BROKEN HUMERUS AND HIS LEFT ARM AND WRIST ARE ALSO BROKEN.

  Patient problems: Fracture, Arm; Injury; Laceration(s)

  MAUDE report 7542921 ↗