Product description
Kingston Mobile Chair
Models: 18005SMB and 18005SMF
ARTG 209824
(R & R Healthcare Equipment Pty Ltd - Wheelchair, attendant/occupant driven)
Kingston Mobile Chair is a multi-purpose, height adjustable steel and vinyl chair that is suitable in any area of the home or hospital. The chair has a large padded back surface which provides extra conformance and pressure distribution. The drop-side arms enable easier transfers to and from the chair. The castors are lockable keeping the chair in position.
Models: 18005SMB and 18005SMF
ARTG 209824
(R & R Healthcare Equipment Pty Ltd - Wheelchair, attendant/occupant driven)
Kingston Mobile Chair is a multi-purpose, height adjustable steel and vinyl chair that is suitable in any area of the home or hospital. The chair has a large padded back surface which provides extra conformance and pressure distribution. The drop-side arms enable easier transfers to and from the chair. The castors are lockable keeping the chair in position.
See a list of details to help identify the product.
Reason the product is recalled
The chair is labelled with a maximum user weight of 160kg. Testing has shown that at a weight of around 130kg, the leg members of the chair may deform and that with continued use the chair may eventually collapse.
The chair's maximum user weight is 130kg.
The chair's maximum user weight is 130kg.
The hazards to consumers
If the chair collapses while the chair is occupied, there is a risk of injury to the occupant or bystanders.
What consumers should do
K Care Healthcare Solutions will contact affected consumers in writing and provide a new user manual and corrected label to replace the existing weight limit label.
If the occupant of the chair exceeds or is likely to exceed 130kg, consumers should immediately stop using the chair and contact K Care Healthcare Solutions for further options.
For more information, consumers can contact K Care Healthcare Solutions on 1300 783 783.
If the occupant of the chair exceeds or is likely to exceed 130kg, consumers should immediately stop using the chair and contact K Care Healthcare Solutions for further options.
For more information, consumers can contact K Care Healthcare Solutions on 1300 783 783.
Details to help identify the product.
Supplier running the recall
Who sold the product
Healthcare equipment retailers and rehabilitation services
Dates available for sale
-
Where the product was sold
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Responsible regulators
Regulators are established or appointed by government. They enforce regulations and rules.
Quote PRA number 2020/18516 when contacting a regulator about this recall.
Recall and remedy questions
Contact the Therapeutic Goods Administration if you have:
- a question about the remedy being offered to you by the business that is responsible for managing this recall, or
- concerns about the way the business is managing this recall.