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Recall of Device Recall Medical Linear Accelerator

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
    65451
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1065-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-05-28
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-03-07
  • 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=118951
  • 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
    Customers are resetting the default values outside recommended factory settings.
  • Action
    Elekta sent an Important Field Safety Notice dated May 2013 to all affected customers. The Notice identified the affected product, problem, clinical impact and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to adhere to the instructions and advice given in manuals and system dialogues. For question contact your local Elekta office.

Device

Device Recall Medical Linear Accelerator
  • Model / Serial
    151855, 151587, 152246, 151694, 152019, 105864, 151729, 105932, 151574, 152397, 152559, 152248, 151875, 153036, 153072, 151965, 151076, 151363, 152448, 105782, 151110, 105841, 105731, 105989, 152154, 151093, 151369, 105727, 151705, 151954, 152502, 152454, 152262, 151504, 105941, 151418, 105990, 151674, 105555, 151399, 105809, 151802, 105610, 151134, 151421, 105716, 105717, 152427, 105829, 153035, 105910, 152117, 152803, 151566, 151033, 152271, 151736, 151700, 151866, 151259, 151698, 151699, 151539, 151517, 151636, 151811, 105584, 151568, 152452, 151390, 152960, 151258, 151159, 152051, 153045, 151708, 152425, 151267, 152939, 152491, 105590, 151167, 105853, 105854, 152356, 152959, 151584, 151989, 105894, 151391, 151317, 151522, 105925, 151055, 151423, 151981, 151808, 152801, 152970, 151367, 151769, 151969, 153019, 153021, 151977, 151809, 152205, 151763, 151695, 151507, 151623, 151627, 105883, 105914, 151238, 152703, 151640, 152163, 151380, 151479, 152200, 152192, 151933, 152126, 152475, 152115, 152116, 152965, 151422, 152802, 152927, 152123, 105992, 105950, 151955, 151340, 153061, 151014, 151722, 152222, 151025, 151724, 151779, 152652, 152659, 152715, 152091, 105559, 105844, 151178, 152585, 105960, 151810, 151467, 151678, 151791, 152522, 151514, 152176, 151051, 151848, 151849, 151411, 153030, 151216, 151430, 151173, 151931, 151696, 152373, 151077, 152388, 151616, 151867, 151008, 151595, 152948, 151141, 151228, 152365, 151433, 151611, 152008, 105728, 152732, 151151, 152833, 151714, 105646, 152815, 152023, 151095, 105773, 105587, 105890, 152433, 152954, 151653, 152223, 152303, 152767, 152358, 151892, 151785, 105846, 152352, 152353, 152359, 152362, 152881, 151515, 105828, 151360, 151704, 151765, 151325, 152618, 105591, 151035, 151059, 151861, 152946, 105630, 151675, 152305, 152468, 152787, 151538, 152031, 152469, 152481, 152601, 153114, 105644, 151709, 151029, 105561, 151886, 151956, 105929, 151024, 151860, 151523, 151521, 105568, 105936, 151803, 153050, 105881, 105806, 151885, 105868, 151260, 151519, 151432, 151783, 152175, 152232, 152177, 152604, 151952, 152257, 152798, 151410, 153032, 105593, 151371, 151084, 151098, 152792, 105969, 151030, 151774, 152220, 151016, 152217, 105926, 105676, 105621, 151435, 151319, 151387, 151978, 151734, 152446, 105872, 151530, 105636, 151328, 152673, 151176, 152371, 151080, 152370, 151689, 105856, 105918, 151759, 151626, 151842, 151942, 151567, 151598, 151601, 151958, 151959, 151960, 152364, 151820, 152717, 105666, 151760, 105902, 105998, 105637, 151253, 151269, 151396, 151104, 151770, 151864, 105678, 105879, 151782, 152098, 151099, 151557, 151558, 151789, 152210, 152211, 105649, 151309, 152103, 152301, 105754, 105982, 151160, 151634, 152155, 152599, 152600, 152963, 151388, 151394, 151793, 105859, 105759, 151305, 105774, 151398, 151540, 151632, 151015, 152214, 152520, 152955, 105580, 151446, 151143, 152158, 151301, 151962, 152392, 105837, 151847, 105647, 105699, 105705, 105898, 151684, 152784, 105660, 151038, 152530, 151229, 152593, 151441, 152483, 152536, 105564, 105565, 153046, 105886, 151256, 152678, 153037, 151154, 151168, 151839, 151537, 151155, 151156, 151157, 151491, 151579, 105585, 152043, 151801, 105744, 105984, 151412, 105567, 151728, 153071, 151053, 151359, 105624, 152079, 152080, 105949, 152783, 152307, 152308, 105563, 105648, 105655, 151585, 105882, 151326, 151327, 151443, 152331, 151130, 151250, 151828, 151881, 151882, 151245, 105796, 105812, 152504, 105586, 151683, 151764, 105612, 151416, 105566, 152064, 151961, 152916, 151664, 151953, 105657, 151751, 152036, 151266, 152828, 152432, 151812, 151672, 151074, 152174, 105770, 105772, 105776, 151352, 151298, 105257, 105803, 151545, 151628, 152207, 152817, 152818, 105723, 151362, 151073, 153068, 152549, 151710
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    USA Nationwide Distribution in the states of: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY, DC and including Puerto Rico.
  • Product Description
    All Elekta digital accelerators with electrons and beam modulator, MLCi/MLCi2, Agility or Asymmetric Heads || Product Usage: Deliver of radiation to defined target volumes
  • 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