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Recall of Device Recall Oncentra External Beam Treatment Planning Software

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
    76085
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0987-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-12-23
  • 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=152124
  • 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
    Cross profile for varian 60 degree wedge shows "horns.".
  • Action
    Elekta sent an Urgent Important Safety Notification letter dated December 23, 2016 to affected customers. The notice informs users of the specific product and version numbers affected by the issue and any work arounds that can be used to avoid the issue. The letter included an acknowledgement form to be returned to Elekta.

Device

Device Recall Oncentra External Beam Treatment Planning Software
  • Model / Serial
    All software builds
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of AL, CA, DC, NE, NY, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, and the countries of Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China Columbia, Curacao, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Yemen, Zambia.
  • Product Description
    Oncentra External Beam Oncentra Brachy || Product Usage: || Oncentra is radiation therapy planning software designed to analyze and plan radiation treatment is 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