Events

Recall of Device Recall Monaco

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
    70434
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1237-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-12-19
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-03-02
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-11-17
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=133681
  • 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
    Incorrect ct to ed when using the monaco image statistics tool.
  • Action
    Elekta sent an Important User Notice on December 19, 2014, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. This notice provided a workaround until new software releases. The notice included a acknowledgement form to be returned. For further questions please call (770) 300-9725

Device

Device Recall Monaco
  • Model / Serial
    Monaco Release 3.30 and higher
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Distribution including Puerto Rico and to the states of : AL, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA and WI., and to the countries of Angola, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Algeria, Ecuador, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Japan, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Libya, Morocco, Myanmar, Malta, Mexico, Malaysia, Namibia, Nicaragua, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Thailand, Turkey, Taiwan, Venezuela and South Africa.
  • Product Description
    Monaco radiation therapy treatment planning system. || The Monaco system is used to make treatment plans for patients with prescriptions for external beam radiation therapy. The system calculates dose for photon and electron treatment plans and displays, on-screen and in hard-copy, two or three-dimensional radiation dose distributions inside patients for given treatment plan set-ups.
  • 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