DCTM Digital Ceiling Tube Mount, model DCTM; a fully counter-balanced radiographic x-ray tube suspension system designed to facilitate a wide range of procedures; Manufactured by Del Medical Imaging Corporation, Franklin Park, IL 60131 U.S.A.
This recall has been terminated (originally issued July 20, 2004).
- Company
- Del Medical Systems Group
- Recall Initiated
- February 13, 2004
- Posted
- July 20, 2004
- Terminated
- September 30, 2004
- Recall Number
- Z-0712-04
- Quantity
- 57 units
- Firm Location
- Franklin Park, IL
- Official Source
- View on FDA website ↗
Reason for Recall
There is a potentially defective worm gear in the tension adjusting mechanism of the balancer used in the Digital Ceiling Mounted Tube Support System for overhead x-ray units.
Distribution
Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, Nebraska, Arizona, Maryland, Wisconsin, Florida, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Colorado, California, Minnesota, Michigan, Alabama, Rhode Island and internationally to Canada, Panama and Pakistan
Lot / Code Info
Model DCTM, serial numbers 00182-0303, 00337-0303, 00901-0503, 00948-0503, 02082-0703, 02083-0703, 02152-0703, 02153-0703, 02187-0703, 02188-0703, 02289-0703, 02460-0803, 02492-0803, 02493-0803, 02581-0803, 02730-0803, 02805-0803, 02809-0903, 02810-0903, 02811-0903, 02812-0903, 02866-0903, 02918-0903, 02989-0903, 02990-0903, 02991-0903, 03147-0903, 03148-0903, 03149-0903, 03457-1003, 03458-1003, 03544-1003, 03545-1003, 03624-1003, 03625-1003, 03756-1003, 03757-1003, 03888-1103, 03956-1103, 04085-1103, 04122-1103, 04154-1103, 04236-1103, 04248-1103, 04264-1103, 04371-1203, 04433-1203, 04439-1203, 04480-1203, 04529-1203, 04572-1203, 04634-1203, 04659-1203, 04709-1203, 00032-0104, 00085-0104, WG0031-0102-R
Root Cause
Other
Action Taken
Del Medical sent a Field Correction Recall letter dated 2/13/04 to all dealers/assemblers receiving DCTM''s during the affected time frame, alerting them to potential defective worm gear. The accounts were asked to locate the systems listed in the attachment to the letter, and alert the end users to take the units out of service until they can be inspected. Follow-up letters were sent via registerd mail on 2/19/04, reiterating the 2/13/04 letter and providing the accounts with instructions for inspection of the balancers. If the worm gear fails the test, the dealers were instructed to contact Del Medical for replacement of the balancer and assure that the unit is not placed back in service until the balancer has been replaced.