Quickie Mid-Wheel Drive Power WheelchairRecalls & reported problems across all models

We found 2 models of Quickie Mid-Wheel Drive Power Wheelchair by Sunrise Medical (US) LLC in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 44 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Aug 10, 2017 and Jan 14, 2020 — classified as 3 deaths, 37 injuries, 4 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unintended Movement” (9 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. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works

Most reported Quickie Mid-Wheel Drive Power Wheelchair problems

Quickie Mid-Wheel Drive Power Wheelchair models

2 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.

• Quickie® Mid-Wheel Drive Power Wheelchair EIPW11

  Wheelchair, powered
  3 deaths34 reports
• Quickie® Mid-Wheel Drive Power Wheelchair EIPW22

  Wheelchair, powered
  10 reports

Recent Quickie Mid-Wheel Drive Power Wheelchair adverse event reports

The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryJan 14, 2020Device Fell

  DEALER FRANK AT NATIONAL SEATING & MOBILITY CALLED TO REPORT THAT HE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM AN END USER'S MOTHER STATING, "JORDAN WAS DRIVING BACKWARD TALKING TO HIS FRIENDS. HE DROVE OFF THE SIDEWALK & ON TO THE GRASS WITH A LITTLE DIP. THE WHEELCHAIR FLIPPED OVER ON THE SIDE. JORDAN WAS IN THE WHEELCHAIR WHEN IT FLIP OVER ON THE SIDE. JORDAN HAS A FRACTURED & DISLOCATED SHOULDER & A SLIGHT CONCUSSION FROM THE FALL."

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Concussion; Fall; Joint Dislocation

  MAUDE report 9588523 ↗
• InjuryDec 17, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  SUNRISE MEDICAL ACCOUNT MANAGER, SUSAN MURPHY PHONED IN STATING THE END USER WENT OUT AND DROVE THE CHAIR DOWN THE CURB, SHE ENDED UP FALLING OUT OF CHAIR AND HIT HER FACE IN WHICH SHE HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. PER (B)(6) THE END USER IS FINE NOW AND HAS CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY REGARDING THE INCIDENT.

  Patient problems: Fall; Injury

  MAUDE report 9483027 ↗
• InjuryDec 5, 2019Unintended Movement

  ON (B)(6) 2019 WHILE THE END USER WAS TRANSFERRING TO OR FROM HER WHEELCHAIR, THE ARMREST DROPPED FROM THE UP POSITION CAUSING THE JOYSTICK MOUNT TO HIT HER LEG. SHE OBTAINED AN INJURY THAT REQUIRED HER TO HAVE 9 STITCHES.

  Patient problems: Laceration(s)

  MAUDE report 9419449 ↗
• InjuryNov 21, 2019Device Fell

  PER DEALER, (B)(6) CLIENT CLAIMS HE WAS DRIVING THE CHAIR AND WHEN HE STOPPED THE FRONT CASTERS WERE UP IN THE AIR. USER CLAIMS THE CHAIR ROCKED FORWARD WHEN HE STOPPED AND THE CLIENT FELL FORWARD. CLIENT CLAIMS HE WAS SECURED INTO CHAIR WITH SEAT BELT AND CLAIMS THE CHAIR FELL ON TOP OF HIM. CLIENT CLAIMS TO HAVE SUFFERED MULTIPLE BREAKS/FRACTURES IN BOTH LEGS.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Fall

  MAUDE report 9358677 ↗
• InjurySep 19, 2019Break

  DEALER, JESSE STATED THAT THE END USER CLAIMED SHE INJURED HERSELF BECAUSE THE RIGHT ARMREST SHOULDER BOLT BROKE AND THE ARMREST BROKE OFF. JESSE ALSO STATED THAT THE END USER CLAIMED SHE BROKE HER LEFT LEG AND NOW IS IN A CAST.

  Patient problems: Injury

  MAUDE report 9088299 ↗
• InjuryAug 15, 2019Unintended Collision

  PER DEALER, (B)(6), THE END USER WAS RECENTLY HIT BY A CAR WHILE CROSSING AT A CROSS WALK. HE DID RECEIVE STITCHES DUE TO AN INJURY TO HIS FOOT.

  Patient problems: Injury

  MAUDE report 8899489 ↗
• InjuryJun 18, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  ON 6/5/2019 A (B)(4) DEALER CALLED IN STATING THAT ON (B)(6) 2019 A POWER WHEELCHAIR WAS HIT BY A CAR WHILE THE END USER WAS IN THE WHEELCHAIR. THE DEALER STATES THE END USER WAS INJURED AND SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE REGARDING THE END USER'S CONDITION AND THE INCIDENT THAT THE DEALER COULD PROVIDE AT THAT TIME.

  Patient problems: Injury

  MAUDE report 8710038 ↗
• InjuryJun 7, 2019Loose or Intermittent Connection; Device Fell

  PLEASE SEE INITIAL MDR 2937137-2019-00016.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

  MAUDE report 8681058 ↗
• InjuryJun 6, 2019Material Twisted/Bent

  DEALER STATES AN ATTENDANT AT THE (B)(6) FOUNDATION WAS UNLOADING THE END USER FROM A TRANSPORT VAN AND THE END USER DROVE RIGHT OFF THE LOADING PLATFORM. THE LADY AT THE FACILITY THINKS THE BARRIER WAS UP AND THAT THE END USER DROVE RIGHT OVER IT. THE END USER AND THE CHAIR LANDED ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THE LEFT SIDE ARM REST GOT BENT. THE END USER BROKE HER LEFT ARM.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

  MAUDE report 8675785 ↗
• InjuryMay 17, 2019Unintended Movement; Physical Resistance/Sticking

  END USER REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2019 TO SUNRISE MEDICAL THAT ON (B)(6) 2019, WHILE USING THE SIDEWALK RAMP, THE RIGHT DRIVE TIRE "GRABBED" AND THE LEFT DRIVE TIRE SPUN CAUSING THE CHAIR TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT AND TIP OVER. END USER STATED TO HAVE RECEIVED BROKEN RIBS. HE IS BEING TREATED FOR HIS INJURIES AT THE (B)(6). THE END USER CLAIMS THAT THE ISSUE OF THE RIGHT DRIVE TIRE GRIPPING AND THE LEFT DRIVE TIRE SPINNING HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW WEEKS AND OCCURS WHEN HE GOES UP THE RAMP AT HOME OR GETTING ON THE BUS.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Fall

  MAUDE report 8621460 ↗
• InjuryMay 16, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  DEALER CALLED AND STATED THE USER FLIPPED BACKWARDS WITH HIS CHAIR. HE STATED THE FOOT REST GOT CAUGHT ON A BAR. USER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND IS CURRENTLY IN REHAB. DEALER STATED HE WILL CALL BACK WITH MORE INFORMATION. DEALER TO FIND OUT WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, WHERE THE USER WAS, WHAT TYPE OF BAR DID THE FOOT REST GET CAUGHT ON AND WHAT INJURIES THE USER RECEIVED.

  Patient problems: Fall; Physical Entrapment

  MAUDE report 8618280 ↗
• InjuryApr 18, 2019Break

  SUNRISE MEDICAL'S ACCOUNT MANAGER, ERIC RICHARDSON, REPORTED PER THE DEALER, THE END USER WENT TO TRANSFER FROM HIS WHEELCHAIR ONTO THE TOILET AND THE JOYSTICK BROKE. THE END USER FELL ONTO THE FLOOR AND WAS STUCK THERE FOR TWO AND A HALF DAYS UNTIL HE WAS FOUND BY SOMEONE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THE END USER IS NOW IN THE HOSPITAL WITH DEHYDRATION. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE END USER OTHER THAN THE DEHYDRATION.

  Patient problems: Dehydration; Fall

  MAUDE report 8529967 ↗
• InjuryApr 3, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  PER DEALER, (B)(6), ON (B)(6) 2019 THE END USER WAS OUT GETTING HER MAIL WHEN A CAR HIT HER WHILE SHE WAS IN HER WHEEL CHAIR. (B)(6) STATED THE CHAIR IS A TOTAL LOSS AND THE ONLY SURVIVING PARTS ON THIS CHAIR ARE A CASTER AND THE JOYSTICK. EVERYTHING ELSE IS DAMAGED. THE DEALER STATES THE END USER SUFFERED TWO FRACTURED HIPS, 7 PINS PUT IN HER LEFT SHOULDER AND WILL REQUIRE CONTINUOUS TREATMENTS.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

  MAUDE report 8480535 ↗
• InjuryMar 18, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  DEALER, (B)(6), REPORTED THAT THE END USER WAS AT A LAUNDROMAT ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND STOOD UP FROM THE CHAIR TO PUT MONEY IN THE LAUNDRY MACHINE. WHEN SHE WENT TO SIT BACK DOWN, SHE FELL. (B)(6) STATED THE END USER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND STAYED THERE FOR 5 DAYS, THEN WAS TAKEN TO A REHAB FACILITY. THE LENGTH OF TIME THERE AND SERVICES ARE UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Fall

  MAUDE report 8430838 ↗
• InjuryFeb 27, 2019Device Tipped Over

  ON 1/16/2019 DEALER STATED THAT HIS CUSTOMER CALLED HIM ABOUT WHEELCHAIR TIPPING OVER ON ITS SIDE. NO ADVERSE INCIDENT OR CAUSE FOR ALLEGED TIPPING WAS REPORTED. THEN ON (B)(6) 2019, FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED THAT THE TIPPING INCIDENT HAD RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THE END-USER HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE PAVEMENT. THE USER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR HEAD SWELLING AND CUTS, THEN DISCHARGED TWO DAYS LATER ON (B)(6) 2019. END USER WAS PREVIOUSLY A STROKE VICTIM.

  Patient problems: Head Injury

  MAUDE report 8376409 ↗