# K982607: Manual Wheelchair

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: G. Hirsch and Co., Inc.
- Decided: Aug 31, 1998 after 35 days
- Product code: IOR (Wheelchair, Mechanical)
- Device class: 1
- Regulation: 21 CFR 890.3850
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K915262 (1992). 3 ancestors in all.
5 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K935398: Tracer Series Manual Wheelchairs, Invacare Corp. (1994) Summary page 1.
- K915262: Bantex Brand Wheelchairs, Bantex Corp. (1992) Summary page 1.
- K930411: Universal Wheelchair, Everest & Jennings, Inc. (1993) Summary page 1.

## Cited in the summary but kept off the family tree
- K854175: Defigard 2000, Odam (1986). Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree

## Most influential descendants
- K031910: Stainless Steel Aquatic Wheelchair (2003), 4 descendants of its own
- K051709: Hippocampe Wheelchair (2005), 2 descendants of its own
- K251570: Hippocampe Marathon and Trail (2025), 0 descendants of its own
- K120302: Mechanical Wheelchair (2012), 0 descendants of its own
- K101217: Mac-Mobile Aquatic Chair (2010), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
For transportation of disabled persons.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K982607
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology