Events

Recall of Device Recall RayStation

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by RAYSEARCH LABORATORIES AB.

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
    74618
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2206-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-07-01
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-09-25
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=148053
  • 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
    An issue was found with the evaluation of biological clinical goals in raystation 3.0, raystation 3.5, raystation 4.0, raystation 4.5, raystation 4.7 and raystation 5. biological clinical goals for an adapted plan based on another planning ct than the original planning ct will show incorrect values. -- to the best of the firm's knowledge, the issue has not caused any patient mistreatment or other incidents. however, the user must be aware of the following information to avoid incorrect plan evaluation during treatment planning.
  • Action
    RaySearch Laboratories AB sent Field Safety Notice/Medical Device Correction #11905 Letter (RSL-D-61-298, dated 7/1/2016) to end users via e-mail on 7/1/2016. The letter informs end users of the issue and provides actions to be taken by the users (work around).

Device

Device Recall RayStation
  • Model / Serial
    Software build numbers: 3.0.0.251, 3.5.0.16, 3.5.1.6, 4.0.0.14, 4.0.1.4, 4.0.2.9, 4.0.3.42, 4.5.0.19, 4.5.1.14, 4.5.2.7, 4.7.0.15, 4.7.1.10, 4.7.2.5, 4.7.4.4, 4.7.5.4, 5.0.0.37, 5.0.1.11 and 5.0.2.35
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Maine, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Texas and Washington
  • Product Description
    RayStation 3.0, RayStation 3.5, RayStation 4.0, RayStation 4.5, RayStation 4.7 and RayStation 5 --- Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning System --- designed for treatment planning and analysis of radiation therapy, provides treatment unit set up parameters and estimates dose distributions.
  • Manufacturer
    RAYSEARCH LABORATORIES AB

Manufacturer

RAYSEARCH LABORATORIES AB