FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas: Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas Corporation (OSSA) Model: VANTA Analytical X-Ray System, X-Ray Fluorescence
- Recall number
- Z-2760-2017
- Recalling firm
- Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas
- Product
- Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas Corporation (OSSA) Model: VANTA Analytical X-Ray System, X-Ray Fluorescence
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-07-11
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2023-05-03
- Reason
- Instruments may, under certain specific circumstances listed below, fail to stop when a test is initiated and no sample is present (proximity shut down fails to end test).
- Root cause
- Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act
- Action
- Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas Corp will bring defect into compliance: 1. Notification of all dealers and purchasers is to be made within 15 working days of receipt of this letter in the manner specified in 21 CFR 1003.21 and 1003.22. This office and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) district office coordinator noted below are to be included in the notification. 2. Tracking of customer/owner self-installation(s) of the software update should be done to the maximum possible extent via serial-number-tracked downloads, follow-up email reporting, return- mail card or by other similarly effective means. For further questions, please call (781) 419-3900.
- Quantity
- 146 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Distribution
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Models : VCR and VMR.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- RBY
- Firm FEI
- 3006241029
- Firm city
- Waltham
- Firm state
- MA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28