Events

Recall of MOSAIQ

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by ELEKTA 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
    37628
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-06-29
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • 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
    A table shift in the vertical direction was inverted during treatment. an inverse shift will result in the patient being out of position by double the shift magnitude. a mac file is instrumental to the correct operation if values are incorrectly input inverse shifts may occur.

Device

MOSAIQ
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: MOSAIQ (Lot serial: N/A)
  • Product Description
    MOSAIQ
  • Manufacturer
    ELEKTA INC.

Manufacturer

ELEKTA INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    ATLANTA
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Elekta AB
  • Source
    HC