ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-0819-05 ยท KPS System, Tomography, Computed, Emission

CTI PET Systems Inc

ECAT PET Scanners (mobile systems), distributed by Siemens Medical Solutions ECAT PET Scanners (mobile systems), and Reveal XL (mobile systems), distributed by CTI Molecular Imagining, Inc. Sceptre and Sceptre XL (mobile systems) distributed by Hitachi Medical Systems America

DateMay 11, 2005 (initiated Apr 5, 2005)
StatusTerminated
ReasonFailure to properly secure the Mobile Bed Supports during transit could cause the support screws on the Patient Handling System to become loose and possibly break due to increased vibration during transit.
Root causeOther
ActionWritten notification via certified US Mail was sent out beginning 04/05/2005 to distributors and end users (with whom CTI had a service contract) to advise them of the problem.
Quantity80 units
DistributionNationwide, Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland & Denmark
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K002584ECAT ACCEL PET SCANNER
Cti Pet Systems, Inc., Nov 16, 2000
K003241ECAT PET SCANNER
Cti Pet Systems, Inc., Dec 13, 2000
K962797ECAT EXACT & ECAT EXACT HR+
Cti Pet Systems, Inc., Oct 15, 1996