Events

Recall of Device Recall Syngo RT Therapist

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, 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
    70200
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1013-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-01-02
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-01-26
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-09-10
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=132485
  • 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
    Combination of ctvision with syngo rt therapist / syngo rt oncologist 4.3.Sp1 automatic registration in adaptive targeting might result in wrong offset calculations. applying this offset can lead to patient mistreatment. cone beam imaging is not affected by this problem.
  • Action
    A customer advisory notice, dated January 2, 2015, was sent to end users which identified the product, problem, and action to be taken. It was recommended that customers use only manual registration with the 6 degrees of freedom option disabled, which provides the correct offset values. A software update will be deployed once a solution is available.

Device

Device Recall Syngo RT Therapist
  • Model / Serial
    model # 08162815, serial #s 10010, 10046, 10586
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    UT, WI, NY
  • Product Description
    Syngo RT Therapist: The intended use of the SIEMENS branded ARTISTE, ONCOR and PRIMUS family of linear accelerator systems is to deliver X-Ray photon and electron radiation for the therapeutic treatment of cancer
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

Manufacturer

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc, 40 Liberty Blvd, Malvern PA 19355-1418
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    USFDA