Recall of Device Recall TomoHDA(R) System

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

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
    78686
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0289-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-11-17
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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
    Uncontrolled couch z-axis movement (descent).
  • Action
    Accuray sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice letter dated November 8, 2017, to affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. The letter stated the following: "Accuray(R) will correct all affected High-Performance Patient Couches. An Accuray representative will contact you to arrange a time to update your system. The update includes the installation of TomoTherapy(R)' H(TM) Series software version 2.1.2 (Hi ¿Art(R) vS.1.2) on your system, as well as the replacement of cables within the couch subsystem." For questions contact Accuray Customer Support by phoning the regional support lines.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Serial Numbers: 110033 110137 110155 110206 110221 110290 110318 110348 110353 110360 110364 110384 110408 110410 110411 110452 110457 110463 110473 110475 110476 110477 110478 110479 110481 110483 110484 110485 110486 110487 110488 110489 110490 110492 110493 110496 110498 110500 110502 110513 110514 110515 110516 110518 110520 110521 110523 110524 110526 110529 110530 110535 110538 110542 110543 110550 110551 110557 110559 110560 110561 110564 110567 110571 110572 110575 110580 110582 110583 110584 110585 110586 110587 110588 110593 110598 110599 110600 110603 110604 110605 110609 110610 110612 110613 110614 110616
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution
  • Product Description
    TomoHDA(R) System, Model Number 1018286 || Product Usage: || The TomoTherapy treatment system is intended to be used as an integrated system for t he planning and precise delivery of radiation therapy, stereotactic radiotherapy, or stereotactic radiosurgery to tumors or other targeted tissues while minimizing the delivery of radiation to vital healthy tissues. The megavoltage x-ray radiation is delivered in a rotational, non-rotational, modulated (IMRT), or non- modulated (non-IMRT/3 dimensional conformal) format in accordance with the physicians prescribed and approved plan.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Accuray Incorporated, 1240 Deming Way, Madison WI 53717-1954
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA