Capintec Recalls
4 recalls on record · September 12, 2012 to April 1, 2020 · Medical Devices
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Count of recall notices naming this brand, by the year the recall was announced. A quiet year is not proof of a safe year.
April 1, 2020Medical DevicesFDA
Capintec Inc recalls Captus 4000e Thyroid Uptake System, Model Numbers 5430-30151 and 5430-30152 - Product Usage: is intended to be used by t
Hazard: It is possible that the collimators have screw hole locations that were insufficiently tapped. There is a potential for the collimator assembly to fall and come into contact with a patient or operator.
December 12, 2018Medical DevicesFDA
Capintec Inc recalls Captus 700 Thyroid Uptake System, Model # 5430-3137 and 5430-3138
Hazard: 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.
December 12, 2018Medical DevicesFDA
Capintec Inc recalls Captus 3000 Thyroid Uptake System, Model # 5430-0076 and 5430-0077
Hazard: 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.
September 12, 2012Medical DevicesFDA
Capintec Inc recalls Capintec Captus 3000 Thyroid Uptake System Nuclear uptake probe intended to be used by trained Nuclear Medicine Tech
Hazard: Customers who received a Capintec Captus 3000 Thyroid Uptake System with Software Revisions 1.22, 1.23, 1.24, 1.25, and 1.26 may encounter an error while using the thyroid uptake protocol ?Measure Liquid and Subtract Residual." This protocol was a new feature added to Software Revision 1.22 in January 2011. The error occurs only if the user does NOT measure the residual dose immediately after me