Events

Recall of Device Recall Focal Release 4.34.00 through 4.50.00 software

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Computerized 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
    58226
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2559-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-06-12
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-06-14
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-04-09
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=98748
  • 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
    Radiation Treatment Planning System - Product Code MUJ
  • Reason
    Focal software: when a patient is defined as prone and the shifts are manually entered and the lock shift box is checked the x coordinate (left/right) and the z coordinate (anterior/posterior) are reversed (left to right, anterior to posterior). this could potentially lead to incorrect isocenter definitions from prone patients and thus a mislocation of dose.
  • Action
    Computerized Medical System sent a CUSTOMER ADVISORY dated June 12, 2009, to all affected users. This advisory identified the product, the problem, and the action needed to be taken by the customer. There were no patients mistreated as a result of this issue The firm will send out a User Notice to all sites still running affected software to remind them that the issue resolution is available. For further questions, please call (403 ) 830-8023

Device

Device Recall Focal Release 4.34.00 through 4.50.00 software
  • Model / Serial
    Focal Release 4.34.00 through 4.50.00
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico, and the countries of Algeria, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, and Venezuela.
  • Product Description
    Focal Radiation Treatment Planning System, Focal Release 4.34.00 through 4.50.00. || For use in radiation treatment planning using generally accepted contouring methods. The Focal software allows users to access XiO and other RTP systems from a remote PC-based system and provides the user with the ability to edit and modify patient data from a Windows-based PC and transfer the information back to the RTP system.
  • Manufacturer
    Computerized Medical Systems Inc

Manufacturer

Computerized Medical Systems Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Computerized Medical Systems Inc, 13723 Riverport Drive, Suite 100, Maryland Heights MO 63043
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Elekta AB
  • Source
    USFDA