Events

Recall of Device Recall MEVATRON M2 / PRIMUS MidEnergy,

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, 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
    79766
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1397-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-02-14
  • 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=163340
  • 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
    Control console software has been updated to reduce the risk for collision when delivering automatically sequenced treatments with automatic movements of the gantry and/or the treatment table.
  • Action
    On February 16, 2018, the recalling firm issued a Customer Advisory Notice via USPS Certified Mail to inform customers about the update of the Control Console software version 9.2.400 of the Digital Linear Accelerator to version 9.2.502. Customers were informed of the issues that would be fixed through this software update. Consignees were asked to instruct affected personnel accordingly, place the safety advisory notice in the device's instructions for use, and have personnel maintain awareness until the fix is implemented.

Device

Device Recall MEVATRON M2 / PRIMUS MidEnergy,
  • Model / Serial
    Serial no: 3383 5474 3296 3591 3618 3103 3986 3629 3136 70-4323 5092 3639 3274 2855 3644 4018 70-4347 3939
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution- US Nationwide in the states: AL, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, MO, MS, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, WI, WV, and WY; and PR. International distribution to Nassau.
  • Product Description
    MEVATRON M2 / PRIMUS Mid-Energy, Digital Linear Accelerator, Model No. 01940035 || Product Usage: || The intended use of the device is to deliver x-ray radiation for therapeutic treatment of cancer.
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

Manufacturer

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc, 40 Liberty Blvd, Malvern PA 19355-1418
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    USFDA