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GUIDANCE DOCUMENT

Letter to Industry, Powered Wheelchair Manufacturers from RMJohnson May 1993

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Docket Number:
FDA-2020-D-0957
Issued by:
Guidance Issuing Office
Center for Devices and Radiological Health

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received reports of power-driven wheelchairs moving uncontrollably when in the presence of certain radio frequencies. The purpose of this letter is to alert you to this problem.

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