| Class 2 Device Recall MHITM2000/ VERO (TM) | |
Date Initiated by Firm | June 21, 2013 |
Date Posted | August 08, 2013 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on March 23, 2017 |
Recall Number | Z-1931-2013 |
Recall Event ID |
65786 |
510(K)Number | K072047 K122450 |
Product Classification |
Accelerator, linear, medical - Product Code IYE
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Product | MHI-TM2000 Linear Accelerator System, Software Version 3.0.0 revision 13 or earlier; Proprietary and Trade Name: MHI-TM2000/ VERO (TM); Common Name: Medical Linear Accelerator.
MHI-TM2000 Linear Accelerator System is intended for radiation therapy of lesions, tumors and conditions anywhere in the body where radiation treatment is indicated |
Code Information |
Serial Numbers #s 201902 and 203901 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., HIROSHIMA MACHINERY WORK 6-22, 4-CHOME, KAN-ON-SHIN-MACHI NISHI-KU HIROSHIMA Japan
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For Additional Information Contact | Katsuhisa Toyama 212-3976128 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Software anomaly: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. became aware of a potential safety issue associated with the VERO (TM) Linear Accelerator System. The VERO (TM) may save treatment delivery record into wrong location under certain conditions. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Software Design Change |
Action | The firm, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), sent an "URGENT FIELD SAFETY NOTICE" letter dated June 21, 2013 to its customers. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to do the following: If any minor failure occurs, please always press [ALARM RESET] button on operator console first; and if [EXIT] button is clicked after a minor failure occurs, please click [YES] on the pop up dialog to finish treatment completely. MHI is developing a correction for this issue. Tentatively planned availability date: End of October 2013. The correction will be free of charge and a MHI Customer Service representative will contact affected customers to schedule its installation as the correction becomes available.
If you need any further information or support concerning this issue, please feel free to contact our Customer Service representative: VERO GmbH, Kapellenstrasse 12, 8566 Feldkirchen Germany, at +49-89-99-1568-44 or email: franz.gum@vero-sbrt.com. |
Quantity in Commerce | 14 (2 in US) |
Distribution | Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) including states of TX and FL; and countries of: Belgium, Italy, Japan and Korea. |
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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