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Recall of Device Recall Digital Imager, Radiation Therapy

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Elekta, 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
    64165
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0931-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-12-19
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-03-10
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=115474
  • 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
    Accelerator, linear, medical - Product Code IYE
  • Reason
    The dicom tags do not contain sufficient information for xvi to identify the different volumes that have the same name.
  • Action
    Elekta sent an "IMPORTANT FIELD SAFETY NOTICE" dated December 2012 to all affected customers. The letter identifies the product, problem, and the actions to be taken by the customers. The IFSN informs the user in the TPS, to give the different volumes different structure names. After importing the patient data set from the TPS, make sure that the structure contours are correct. Users are requested to return the signed acknowledgement. Contact your local Elekta office for questions regarding this notice.

Device

Device Recall Digital Imager, Radiation Therapy
  • Model / Serial
    151055, 151700, 151809, 151695, 151479, 151696, 151867, 151704, 151765, 151860, 151024, 151521, 151803, 152217, 151774, 152220, 151626, 151842, 151847, 151446, 151801, 151953, 151664, 151751, 151352, 151298, 151728, 151504, 151981, 151705, 151977, 152123, 152126, 151955, 105982, 151160, 151634, 151954, 151416, 151074, 151587, 151729, 151694, 151965, 151418, 151674, 151259, 151698, 151699, 152043, 151636, 151811, 151568, 151258, 151584, 151423, 151623, 151627, 151507, 151640, 151933, 151340, 151722, 151810, 151051, 151411, 151360, 151595, 151433, 151611, 152008, 151151, 151714, 151653, 151675, 151538, 152031, 151523, 151519, 151432, 151783, 151410, 151371, 151084, 151387, 151978, 151530, 151328, 151689, 151567, 151598, 151760, 151269, 151557, 151558, 151789, 151398, 151632, 152214, 151301, 151441, 151256, 151391, 151038, 151585, 151327, 151326, 151250, 151130, 151828, 151245, 151672, 105803, 151073, 151956, 152232, 151319, 151959, 151960, 151958, 151435, 151779, 151969, 151848, 151875, 151881, 151882, 151736, 152023, 152080, 152079, 152064, 151734, 151763, 152154, 151110, 151363, 151216, 151173, 151678, 151467, 151961, 151178, 152091, 152051, 152115, 152116, 151708, 152176, 152192, 152098, 152200, 152174, 152246, 152364, 152673, 152425, 151156, 151764, 151886, 151076, 151369, 152175, 105941
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide Distribution-DC, Puerto Rico and the states of AL, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IA, KY, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI.
  • Product Description
    Elekta Synergy XVI. Radiation Therapy Digital Imager. Product XVI R3.5.1, R4.2.1, and R4.5.1 || Used as part of radiation therapy treatment process.
  • Manufacturer
    Elekta, Inc.

Manufacturer

Elekta, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Elekta, Inc., 400 Perimeter Center Ter Ne, Ste 50, Atlanta GA 30346-1227
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Elekta AB
  • Source
    USFDA