Class II — Potential Health Hazard

Potential health hazard — use of or exposure to this product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

Capintec Captus 3000 Thyroid Uptake System Nuclear uptake probe intended Recalled by Capintec Inc Due to Customers who received a Capintec Captus 3000 Thyroid...

Date: July 24, 2012
Company: Capintec Inc
Status: Terminated
Source: FDA (Device)

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have questions, contact Capintec Inc directly.

Affected Products

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.

Quantity: 256

Why Was This Recalled?

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

Where Was This Sold?

This product was distributed nationwide across all 50 states.

Affected (51 states)Not affected

About Capintec Inc

Capintec Inc has 4 total recalls tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the FDA (Device). Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report