Panoramic X-ray Model PC-1000 The PC-1000 will enable the user to take panoramic x-ray images. The PC-1000/Laser 1000 will enable the user to take panoramic x-ray images as well as cephalometric x-ray images.

Recall Insight

This FDA Devices action (record #Z-2538-2015) was formally reported on September 9, 2015, with the manufacturer initiating the action on June 4, 2015. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Panoramic Rental Corp. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Fort Wayne, IN. Federal records indicate 7885 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Jackscrew nut part failure potentially leading to device malfunction and patient/operator injury. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) all 50 states, including Puerto Rico; and countries of Antigua, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Canada, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Honduras…. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Devices. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 11 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.