Events

Recall of TRILOGY RADIOTHERAPY DELIVERY SYSTEM

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
    17215
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-05-09
  • 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
    An anomaly has been identified for type 3 hard wedges whereby the labeling on the wedge tray may not correctly match the wedge body. for example a 45 degree wedge body mounted on a tray labeled "60 degrees" or a 15 degree wedge body mounted on a tray labeled "30 degrees". in all cases the wedge body is labeled with the correct wedge angle.

Device

TRILOGY RADIOTHERAPY DELIVERY SYSTEM
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: TRILOGY (Lot serial: H294551); Model Catalog: TRILOGY (Lot serial: H293787); Model Catalog: TRILOGY (Lot serial: H294934); Model Catalog: TRILOGY (Lot serial: H140836); Model Catalog: TRILOGY (Lot serial: H291172); Model Catalog: TRILOGY (Lot serial: H293883); Model Catalog: TRILOGY (Lot serial: H294750); Model Catalog: TRILOGY (Lot serial: H294403); Model Catalog: TRILOGY (Lot serial: H291166); Model Catalog: TRILOGY (Lot serial: H294134); Model Catalog: CLINAC IXS (Lot serial: Contact manufacturer.); Model Catalog: CLINAC IX (Lot serial: >10 serial numbers.); Model Catalog: CLINAC IXS (Lot serial: >10 serial numbers.); Model Catalog: CLINAC IX (Lot serial: Contact manufacturer.); Model Catalog: NOVALIS TX (Lot serial: H294674); Model Catalog: 6EX (Lot serial: Contact manufacturer.); Model Catalog: 23EX (Lot serial: Contact manufacturer.); Model Catalog: 21EXS (Lot serial: Contact manufacturer.); Model Catalog: 21EXDS (Lot serial: Contact manufacturer.); Model Catalog: 21EXD (Lot serial: Cont
  • Product Description
    TRILOGY RADIOTHERAPY DELIVERY SYSTEM
  • Manufacturer
    VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.

Manufacturer

VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.