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.

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.