FDA Enforcement
Class II
Terminated
Captus 700 Thyroid Uptake System, Model # 5430-3137 and 5430-3138
Recall: Z-0551-2019
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Reported December 12, 2018
Enforcement
- Recall Number
- Z-0551-2019
- Event ID
- 81605
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Product Type
- Devices
- Firm
- Capintec Inc
- Voluntary / Mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial Notification
- Letter
- Report Date
- December 12, 2018
- Initiation Date
- November 5, 2018
- Classification Date
- December 4, 2018
- Termination Date
- June 30, 2020
- Address
- 7 Vreeland Road, N/A, Florham Park, NJ, 07932, United States
Description
Captus 700 Thyroid Uptake System, Model # 5430-3137 and 5430-3138
Reason
There is a potential for the spring arm failure as a result of a broken tension rod (a component inside the arm). A break in the tension rod can casue the collimator to fall downward to its lowest point of travel, approximately 25 inches from the ground.
Code Info
Serial Numbers 700004 through 700018. Serial Numbers 700019 through 700086 as of 1/15/19.
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US nationwide distributed in the states of AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, IA, IN, LA, MD, MI, MN, NC, NJ, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TX, VA, WI, WV, and countries of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Cyprus, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam.
Quantity
65