Events

Recall of Device Recall HiArt System

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by TomoTherapy Incorporated.

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
    57337
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0814-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-11-08
  • Event Date Posted
    2010-12-27
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-02-04
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=95893
  • 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 Therapy Planning and Treatment System - Product Code MUJ
  • Reason
    Tomotherapy inc. is sending this field safety notice to make you aware of an anomaly which may affect the performance of the hi-art system and make it so the user cannot generate a completion procedure.
  • Action
    Consignees were sent a TomoTherapy "Urgent Field Safety Notice" dated November 8, 2010. The letter addressed to TomoTherapy Customers described the Issue, Product Affected, Recommended Action and Resolution. Customers are to contact the TomoTherapy Customer Interaction Center for further instruction and assistance in generating a completion procedure, if they experience the issue. Questions should be directed towards the TomoTherapy Customer Interaction Center via email or telephone.

Device

Device Recall HiArt System
  • Model / Serial
    Serial #'s  110019 110254 110299 110327 110024 110271 110300 110328 110051 110277 110303 110329 110056 110278 110308 110330 110091 110281 110309 110332 110092 110283 110310 110333 110174 110284 110311 110335 110202 110285 110313 110336 110243 110288 110318 110337 110251 110293 110326, and 110339.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including the states of AZ, CO, IL, KS, MI, MO, NV, NY, ND, OH, OK PA, UT, and VA and countries of MALAYSIA, SWITZERLAND, KOREA, ITALY, SPAIN, CANDA, TAIWAN, JAPAN, BELGIUM
  • Product Description
    ThomoTherapy Hi-Art System || Intended to be used as an integrated system for the planning and precise delivery of radiation therapy, stereotactic radiotherapy, or stereotactic radiosurgery to tumors or other targeted tissues while minimizing the delivery of radiation to vital healthy tissue.
  • Manufacturer
    TomoTherapy Incorporated

Manufacturer

TomoTherapy Incorporated
  • Manufacturer Address
    TomoTherapy Incorporated, 1240 Deming Way, Madison WI 53717
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Accuray Inc
  • Source
    USFDA