| Class 2 Device Recall ARTISTE Linear Accelerator | |
Date Initiated by Firm | October 23, 2013 |
Date Posted | December 03, 2013 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on January 22, 2014 |
Recall Number | Z-0438-2014 |
Recall Event ID |
66724 |
510(K)Number | K072485 |
Product Classification |
Accelerator, linear, medical - Product Code IYE
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Product | SIEMENS brand ARTISTE Linear Accelerator Linac systems with component: any photon unflat beam option (Multiple X feature) in combination with the IMRT or mARC option. A family of linear accelerator systems is to deliver X-ray photon and electron radiation for the therapeutic treatment of cancer. The ARTISTE/ONCOR systems are manufactured by: SIEMENS AG, MEDICAL SOLUTIONS, GERMANY and distributed SIEMENS Healthcare IM CR RO, CR Radiation Oncology, Martinez, CA |
Code Information |
Serial Numbers: 5364, 5419, 5640, 5737, 5823, 5830, 5166, 5342, 5416, 5444, 5479, 5485, 5628, 5745, 5746, 5762, 5763, 5764, 5772, 5781, 5783, 5797, 5815, 5819, 5820, 5822, 5829, 5837, 5839, 5888, 5896, 5911, 5937 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc 757 Arnold Dr Ste A Martinez CA 94553-3615
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For Additional Information Contact | Ken Duplantis 925-602-8157 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | A safety risk regarding a potentially existing dark current radiation phenomenon on the Linear Accelerator (LINAC) in combination with IMRT or mARC (rotational IMRT) treatments using unflat (flattening filter free) beams. In case there are many long periods of field shape changes in a treatment plan, the dose due to dark current radiation may sum up to a significant value. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Device Design |
Action | Siemens sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated October 23, 2013 including the release of update instruction TH024/13/S to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. |
Quantity in Commerce | 26 units |
Distribution | Worldwide Distribution: USA (nationwide) including states of: FL, NC, NY, PA, TN, UT, and WI; and countries of: Angola, Brazil, Canada, P.R. China, Germany, India, Japan, Republic Korea, Poland, and Thailand. |
Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = IYE
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