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Class 2 Device Recall ARTISTE or ONCOR Digital Linear Accelerators with syngo RT Therapist

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  Class 2 Device Recall ARTISTE or ONCOR Digital Linear Accelerators with syngo RT Therapist see related information
Date Initiated by Firm June 25, 2012
Date Posted July 24, 2012
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on October 18, 2012
Recall Number Z-2073-2012
Recall Event ID 62519
510(K)Number K103606  
Product Classification Accelerator, linear, medical - Product Code IYE
Product ARTISTE or ONCOR Digital Linear Accelerators with syngo RT Therapist version 4.2/MOSAIQ OIS Systems and Multiple-X, Manufactured by SIEMENS AG. The ARTISTE and ONCOR family of Linear Accelerators are used to deliver X-ray photon and electron radiation for the therapeutic treatment of cancer.
Code Information ARTISTE, Part #: 08139789, ONCOR Avant Garde, Part #: 05863472, ONCOR Impression Plus, Part #: 05857912, ONCOR Expression, Part #: 07360717 
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
4040 Nelson Ave
Concord CA 94520-1200
For Additional Information Contact Christine Dunbar
925-602-8157
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 Potential safety issue when using the IMMEDIATE RESUMPTION feature after a Control Console interlock during the delivery of flattening-filter-free (Multiple-X) beams or segments. In a very rare scenario, the RT Therapist will send again the previously completed beam or segment for delivery to the control console, thus repeating the already delivered Monitor Units of the same beam or segment.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Software design
Action The firm issued "Urgent: Medical Device Correction" letters delivered by the Siemens Customer Service Group or by certified mail to all its direct consignees, informing them of the affected product and providing instructions on the recall. The firm stated that release of this UI TH018/12/S to distribute the notifications began on June 25, 2012.
Quantity in Commerce 18
Distribution Worldwide Distribution, including the state of Florida (USA) and the countries of Germany, India, Poland, Thailand, and the Republic of Korea.
Total Product Life Cycle TPLC Device Report
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.
510(K) Database 510(K)s with Product Code = IYE and Original Applicant = SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
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