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Recall of Device Recall Multilead Collimator

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
    67184
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1085-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-11-25
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-03-06
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-11-08
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=124891
  • 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
    During the treatment table, gantry, and collimator calibration procedures, it is possible to type incorrect values or invert a value.
  • Action
    Corrective Action #1 - Release of Important Field Safety Notice 200 01 502 043 - "Recommended quality assurance after a calibration procedure" Released 25 November, 2013. Corrective Action #2 - Permanent Solution - All users of Integrity 3.1 software will be informed or a mandatory upgrade to Integrity 3.2 upon its release which will prevent calibration from being inverted. Target Release for Integrity 3.2 will be available at the end of February 2014.

Device

Device Recall Multilead Collimator
  • Model / Serial
    Model 3.1
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including DC and Puerto Rico and the states of AL, AK, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MO, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, and WY, and the countries of Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan , Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
  • Product Description
    Agility. || Version 3.1 of the Integrity interface and control software for the Elekta range of medical digital linear accelerators which is associated with Agility collimators.
  • 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