Events

Recall of Device Recall Oncentra Brachy treatment planning system

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
    71318
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1712-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-05-21
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-06-04
  • 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=137303
  • 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 dose calculation for regions of interest (rois) defined on a secondary image series.
  • Action
    Important User Notice, 806-03-BTP-001, was distributed to customers on 5/21/2015, A software patch is in development and is expected to be released end of November, 2015. Elekta service will work with customers to implement the patch on affected devices within 6 months of the patch release.

Device

Device Recall Oncentra Brachy treatment planning system
  • Model / Serial
    MUJ/892.5050, Software Builds - 3.3, 4.0, 4.1, 4.3
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NC, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV, WI, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, Tobago, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia
  • Product Description
    Oncentra Brachy radiation therapy planning software designed to analyze and plan radiation treatments in three dimensions for the purpose of treating patients with cancer.
  • 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