Events

Recall of Proteus Plus, Proteus ONE

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Ion Beam Applications S.A..

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
    80222
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2173-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-08-07
  • 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=164906
  • 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, radiation therapy, charged-particle, medical - Product Code LHN
  • Reason
    Iba is recalling to provide information through a safety notice to reduce risk for maintenance technicians during ion source replacement.
  • Action
    IBA mailed out a Field Safety Notice on August 2, 2016, to affected customers where this maintenance is not performed by IBA technicians to inform them of the issue. For further questions please call (215) 972-7985.

Device

Proteus Plus, Proteus ONE
  • Model / Serial
    Code/Serial Numbers: PAT.000, PAT.003, PAT.006, PAT.107, PAT.108, PAT.109, PAT.110, PAT.111, PAT.112, PAT.113, PAT.114, PAT.115, SAT.116, SAT.117, SAT.119, SAT.120, SAT.122, SAT.123, SAT.126.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Units were distributed in the USA, Korea, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, and Sweden. Each country's national Competent Authorities have been informed.
  • Product Description
    Proteus 235 || The PTS is a medical device designed to produce and deliver a proton beam for the treatment of patients with localized tumors and other conditions susceptible to treatment by radiation. The PTS may include a fixed small beam treatment room dedicated to the treatment of patients with localized tumors and other conditions susceptible to treatment by radiation localized to the head and neck.
  • Manufacturer
    Ion Beam Applications S.A.

Manufacturer

Ion Beam Applications S.A.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Ion Beam Applications S.A., Chemin du Cyclotron, 3, Louvain La Neuve Belgium
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Ion Beam Applications SA
  • Source
    USFDA