Events

Recall of Varian Medical Systems On-Board Imager

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 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
    16451
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-04-03
  • 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
    The shaft of the type 01 elbow motor for exact arms used in the on-board imager device have failed due to belt over-tensioning. this over tensioning would have taken place during servicing. this failure would allow the exact arm to swing freely with gravity.
  • Action
    Product to be modified

Device

Varian Medical Systems On-Board Imager

Manufacturer

Varian Medical Systems Inc