Reported Feb 8, 2017 · Terminated

Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas Corporation (OSSA) VANTA¿ XRF Analyzer. Model Vanta VCR and Vanta VMR…

Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas

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: Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas · 48 Woerd Ave · Waltham, MA · 02453-3824

Is this the product you have?

  • Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas Corporation (OSSA) VANTA¿ XRF Analyzer. Model Vanta VCR and Vanta VMR Analytical X-ray systems
Lot codes and dates
  • affects all units.
Amount recalled
US 74

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

It was discovered under rare circumstances the LED warning light circuit could fail. If this happens, while the instrument is emitting X-rays during at test, the LED warning lights will not illuminate. The test runs normally and will execute as before, but the light will not be on.

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 Aug 27, 2019 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:11 PM UTC

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