Events

Recall of Varian ACUITY Radiation Therapy Simulator System

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Varian Medical Systems UK Ltd.

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
    15832
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-12-10
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Varian Medical Systems Australasia Pty Ltd (NZ), C/- BDO Auckland - Christine Koefoed, Level 4, BDO Centre, 4 Graham Street, Auckland 1140
  • Reason
    A software anomaly has been identified with the plan parameters workspace within eclipse™ treatment planning system, aria®, and acuity. when a dose relevant parameter is changed and "do not clear mus and reference point dose" is selected, the monitor units (mus) may change without the user being aware of the changes.
  • Action
    Software to be upgraded

Device

Varian ACUITY Radiation Therapy Simulator System

Manufacturer

Varian Medical Systems UK Ltd