Events

Recall Or Safety Alert for of 550 TxT treatment of digital linear accelerators of the PRIMUS ™, ONCOR ™ and ARTISTE ™ type

According to Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios (Via FOI), this recall or safety alert involved a device in Spain that was produced by Siemens AG Healthcare.

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Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall / Safety Alert
  • Date
    2014-05-23
  • Event Country
    Spain
  • Event Source
    AEMPSVFOI
  • Notes / Alerts
    The data from Spain is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios, 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 Spain.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Action
    Update of the 550 TxT treatment table of the Digital Linear Accelerators of the PRIMUS ™, ONCOR ™ and ARTISTE ™ type, manufactured by Siemens AG Healthcare, Germany, to solve certain safety problems.

Device

of 550 TxT treatment of digital linear accelerators of the PRIMUS ™, ONCOR ™ and ARTISTE ™ type

Manufacturer

Siemens AG Healthcare
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens AG
  • Source
    AEMPSVFOI