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According to Saudi Food & Drug Authority, this translation missing: en.activerecord.attributes.event.types.recall_field_safety_notice involved a device in Saudi Arabia that was produced by Elekta Inc.

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Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall / Field Safety Notice
  • Event ID
    mdprc 031 10 17 000
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-10-08
  • Event Country
    Saudi Arabia
  • Event Source
    SFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://ncmdr.sfda.gov.sa/Secure/CA/CaViewRecall.aspx?caid=4&rid=11604
  • Notes / Alerts
    Saudi data is current through January 2019. All of the data comes from the Saudi Food & Drug 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 Saudi Arabia.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Report Source: NCMDR
    SFDA urges all hospitals that have devices subjected to recall, to contact the company.
  • Reason
    Elekta has become aware of the potential for incorrect dicom mapping of the exported collimator or couch angles from ergo®, which would lead to incorrect rotation of the collimator or couch when using a mlc device for planning.

Device

ERGO++ and ERGO Localizer
  • Model / Serial
    Sites affected will be those: 1.Running ERGO® version 1.7.3 and higher and, 2.Using a Multileaf Collimator (MLC) device for planning
  • Product Description
    Medical electronics / Electromedical devices - electrotherapy
  • Manufacturer
    Elekta Inc

Manufacturer

Elekta Inc
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Elekta AB
  • Manufacturers representative
    Analysis Device For Medical and Scientific Service ( ADMSS )
  • Source
    SFDA