SPRYSTEP VECTOR KAFO ankle-foot orthosis recalled for structural failure risk
The SPRYSTEP VECTOR KAFO custom ankle-foot orthosis is being recalled by Townsend Design due to air pockets that could cause complete structural failure.
What this means for you
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: This is an FDA Class II recall involving a structural failure risk in an orthotic device. The source describes potential for complete structural breakage but does not report any actual injuries or hospitalizations, qualifying it as a risk-of-harm product without confirmed injury reports per the severity rubric.
Plain-English summary
Townsend Design is recalling the SPRYSTEP VECTOR KAFO, a custom-made dynamic ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO), model numbers 17VKCUS and 17VKCUSX. A total of 334 units have been recalled.
The orthosis is being recalled because air pockets can form between layers of material, which may result in complete structural breakage of the device.
The affected devices have been distributed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and internationally to Canada, New Zealand, Japan, Australia, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
The recalled product
- Product
- SPRYSTEP VECTOR KAFO, Custom made device dynamic ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO) non locking, REF #s: 17VKCUS and 17VKCUSX
- Manufacturer
- Townsend Design
- Hazard
- structural-failure
Distribution
Distributed in 47 states:
- AL
- AR
- AZ
- CA
- CO
- CT
- DC
- DE
- FL
- GA
- IA
- ID
- IL
- IN
- KS
- KY
- LA
- MA
- MD
- ME
- MI
- MN
- MO
- MS
- MT
- NC
- NE
- NH
- NJ
- NM
- NV
- NY
- OH
- OK
- OR
- PA
- SC
- SD
- TN
- TX
- UT
- VA
- VT
- WA
- WI
- WV
- WY
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