Reported Dec 12, 2018 · Terminated

Captus 700 Thyroid Uptake System, Model # 5430-3137 and 5430-3138

Capintec Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Capintec Inc · 7 Vreeland Road · Florham Park, NJ · 07932

Is this the product you have?

    • Captus 700 Thyroid Uptake System
    • Model # 5430-3137 and 5430-3138
Lot codes and dates
  • Serial Numbers 700004 through 700018. Serial Numbers 700019 through 700086 as of 1/15/19.
Amount recalled
65

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

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.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jun 30, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:46 PM UTC

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