TRACKMASTER, TREADMILL TMX428CP 220V, MODEL NUMBER 317-07929

Treadmill malfunction: drive PCB can misread the signals and stop or reverse and then accelerate forward.

Trackmaster issued an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION notice to its consignees beginning on 05/12/2023 by letter. The notice explained the problem and the risk during use, and requested the following: Immediate Actions to be taken by Customer/User: These steps are the recommendation of the Manufacturer to prevent injury and allow use of the device. Step 1: Instruct patient to straddle the belt and hold on to the handrails during initialization of the treadmill before starting the test Step 2: Send start/run command to the treadmill with patient still straddling the belt, wait 30 seconds to ensure there is no uncommanded motion Step 3: Instruct patient to carefully step on the belt while holding on to the handrails, begin walking and continue with the test Step 4: Patients unable to perform steps 1-3 must not use the treadmill Step 5: Print Appendix B and attach to the treadmill until corrections are made and ensure it is visible to the clinician and user