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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 210 08 15 000
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-08-30
  • Event Country
    Saudi Arabia
  • Event Source
    SFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://ncmdr.sfda.gov.sa/Secure/CA/CaViewRecall.aspx?caid=4&rid=8162
  • 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
    Incorrect treatment delivery using third party fixed wedges. when fixed wedges are defined in source file maintenance, the user defines a maximum field size allowed for each wedge. this maximum field size is being ignored by the software when both fixed wedges and mlcs are present in a beam. the result is incorrect calculation and delivery of dose outside the physical extent of the wedge. the dose distribution calculated by xio will not match the dose delivered to the patient in regions beyond the physical dimension of the wedge. varian and siemens linacs will prevent delivery. elekta linacs with motorized wedges will prevent delivery. elekta linacs with third party fixed wedges will not prevent delivery.

Device

XiO Radiation Treatment Planning Systems
  • Model / Serial
    Sites affected will be those: 1. Running XiO Release 4.51 and higher, and 2. Using Elekta linacs, and 3. Using third party fixed wedges in combination with MLCs
  • Product Description
    Radiation Treatment Planning System
  • Manufacturer
    Elekta Inc

Manufacturer

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