Recall of ARIA SOFTWARE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC..

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    65099
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-03-07
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Immediately after creating a setup field in rt chart version 7.3.10 the focus reverts to the treatment field. varian has received reports that users have sometimes failed to notice this focus and have proceeded to delete mlc and other accessory components from the field in the mistaken belief they were acting on the setup field.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: VISION (VERSION 6.5) (Lot serial: H831103); Model Catalog: VISION (VERSION 6.5) (Lot serial: H833652)
  • Product Description
    Aria Software
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer