Events

Recall of ARIA Radiation Oncology

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States 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
    72374
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0170-2016
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-10-30
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-05-12
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=140819
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    System,planning,radiation therapy treatment - Product Code MUJ
  • Reason
    An anomaly was identified with the aria for radiation oncology software with a clinical assessment license. admin instructions may not print on drug order prescriptions or be transmitted with e-rx.
  • Action
    Varian sent an Urgent Medical Device Corrections letter dated September 29, 2015 via trackable method to affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were informed that Varian is developing a technical correction for this issue. Customers will be contacted by a Varian Field Service. A copy of the notification is to be kept with the most current product labeling and all appropriate personnel in the radiation oncology department should be aware of this issue. For questions contact your local Varian Medical Systems Customer Support District or Regional Manager

Device

ARIA Radiation Oncology
  • Model / Serial
    Model number HIT: All units with software version 10, 11, 13.0 and 13.5 with Clinical Assessment license.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of: Canada, Switzerland, South Korea, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Spain, France, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Norway, Italy, Trinidad and Tobago, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Australia, India, Taiwan, South Africa, Israel, Australia, Kuwait, Finland, Tunisia, Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Guam, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Moldova, Morocco, New Zealand, Panama, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Tunisia and Turkey.
  • Product Description
    ARIA Radiation Oncology, versions 10, 11 , 13.0 and 13.5 with Clinical Assessment License. || Model number HIT || Product Usage: || ARIA Radiation Oncology is a radiation treatment plan and image management application.
  • Manufacturer
    Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

Manufacturer

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Varian Medical Systems, Inc., 911 Hansen Way, Palo Alto CA 94304-1028
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Varian Medical Systems Inc
  • Source
    USFDA