NovoTHOR Gen 2.5 XL Red Light Therapy Bed Canopy Gas Strut Detachment Recall
Thor Photomedicine is recalling 26 NovoTHOR Gen 2.5 XL red light therapy beds due to ball stud component failure that can cause the gas strut to detach, making the canopy difficult to lift.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II medical device recall without reported injuries or hospitalizations. The hazard presents a mechanical risk-of-harm (gas strut detachment and canopy dysfunction) but no illnesses or injuries have been reported, meeting the rubric criterion for score 3.
Plain-English summary
Thor Photomedicine Ltd is recalling 26 NovoTHOR Gen 2.5 XL whole body red light therapy beds (model S2184) due to failure of ball stud components in the canopy assembly. This failure can cause the gas strut on one side to detach, making the canopy difficult to lift.
The affected units were distributed worldwide, including to locations throughout the United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia) and internationally to Australia, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. The recall affects units with the following serial numbers: 3025, 3026, 3027, 3030, 3031, 3034, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3040, 3042, 3043, 3044, 3045, 3047, 3050, 3051, and 3053.
The recalled product
- Product
- NovoTHOR Gen 2.5 XL whole body red light therapy bed, model S2184.
- Manufacturer
- Thor Photomedicine Ltd
- Affected units
- 26
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (20)
- Serial numbers: 3025
- 3026
- 3027
- 3030
- 3031
- 3034
- 3035
- 3036
- 3037
- 3038
- 3039
- 3040
- 3042
- 3043
- 3044
- 3045
- 3047
- 3050
- 3051
- 3053.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Thor Photomedicine Ltd under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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