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Capintec Inc recalls Capintec Captus 3000 Thyroid Uptake System Nuclear uptake probe intended to be used by trained Nuclear Medicine Tech
Recalled September 12, 2012 · FDA recall Z-2312-2012 · Capintec
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 · FDA Class II
Units
256
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Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) and countries of: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Malaysia, Philippines, Spain, South Korea, Thailand, and Turkey.
Description
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
Product
Capintec Captus 3000 Thyroid Uptake System Nuclear uptake probe intended to be used by trained Nuclear Medicine Technologists to perform thyroid uptake procedures, which consist of the measurement of organ uptake and circulating radioactivity.
Manufacturer(s)
Capintec Inc
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →