Events

Recall of Device Recall FOCAL Workstation

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
    58253
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2594-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-01-19
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-06-20
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-04-10
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=98819
  • 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
    Focal: the couch position can be moved between scans of the same ct study. when the images are imported into focal, the software is not checking the dicom image position (patient) tag and therefore is not aligning the images sets if there are different couch positions indicated. a shift between image sets will exist of the same amount that the ct couch was moved.
  • Action
    Elekta CMS Software sent an "ADVISORY NOTICE" dated January 19, 2009 to its affected customers. The notice identified the product, the problem, and the acton to be taken. Customers were informed that the workaround method available is to (use the image fusion feature already in Focal to relign the scans). The firm states that this issue is resolved in Focal version 4.62.00, which was released in March 2011. If you have any questions, please call 314-993-0003 or toll free 800-878-4267.

Device

Device Recall FOCAL Workstation
  • Model / Serial
    Focal Release 4.40.00 and above
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- USA (nationwide) including states of: CA, CO, FL, IL, IN, KS, MO, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, and WA. and countries of Australia, Austria, Canada, India, Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, and United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    Focal Radiation Treatment Planning System, Focal Release 4.40.00 and above. || Product Usage: 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