Class 2 Device Recall VARiS

• Date Initiated by Firm: November 23, 2005
• Date Posted: January 18, 2006
• Recall Status: Terminated on July 05, 2006
• Recall Number: Z-0393-06
• Recall Event ID: 34160
• 510(K)Number: K010975 K023052 K932501
• Product Classification: System, Radiation Therapy, Radionuclide - Product Code IWB
• Product: Varian brand Radiation Therapy Linear Accelerator VARiS; VARiS Vision v6.5 up to and including v7.3.10 SP2 (used with BrainLab M3 MultiLeaf Collimator (MLC); Eclipse (used with BrainLab M3 MLC); Acuity (used with BrainLab M3 MLC); Product Number 83 (used with Product Number 53); Product Number 48 (used with Product Number 53); Product Number 77 (used with Product Number 53); Product is distributed by Varian Medical Systems, 911 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304
• Code Information: H530338, H531026, H532001, H532024, H541335, H532011, H531018, H530104, H532027, H530309, H530321, H530323, H531034, H531995, H530204, H541198, H531038, H530427, H532036, H530313, H530250, H532025, H530064, H530009, H530093, H530311, H530042, H530231, H530316, H530084, H530065, H530022, H530029, H530340, H530302, H532023, H530059, H531037, H530396, H530080, H532038, H530333, H530408, H531024, H530032, H530025, H530414, H530051, H530052, H530310, H533006, H530324, H530419, H530056, H531040, H531043, H531033, H530086, H532028, H532010, H530433, H532035, H531044, H532020, H531039, H535018, H531017, H530078, H532002, H530406, H532019, H530334, H531002, H530019, H532031, H530107, H530066, H530075, H530417, H532015, H533001, H530001, H530018, H530033, H531036, H530402, H534223, H530017, H530011, H530434, H533020, H530074, H530428, H530339, H530425, H530031, H532026, H531031, H531001, H533035, H530050, H530024, H530439, H531470, H531487, H532032, H534015, H530039, H531838, H532022, H533018, H530437, H530030, H532006, H533008, H535009, H533015, H534021, H534022, H534032, H530061, H532037, H530028, H531010, H531028, H535012, H532039, H530013, H530073, H530330, H533030, H534004, H534040, H530085, H533027, H534036, H532005, H530430, H530435, H531029, H530023, H530035, H530036, H530037, H530038, H530045, H530049, H530063, H530126, H530401, H530409, H530410, H530429, H530441, H531020, H531021, H532042, H533036, H535001, H535008, H531035, H531041, H532014, H533004, H535003, H535004, H530014, H533014, H530012, H530021, H530337, H531023, H533037, H530004, H530008, H530027, H530047, H530055, H530068M, H530068R1, H530072, H531008, H532013, H533032, H530087, H533028, H533029, H534026, H535002, H535013, H531025, H532021, H534020, H530081, H532007, H530057, H530076, H533043, H530043, H530405, H531042, H531345, H532004, H532016, H530052, H530104, H530402, H530427, H531044, H530034, H530218, H535015, H530048, H530423, H530005, H530046, H532029, H530319, H535005
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Varian Medical Systems Inc; 911 Hansen Way; Palo Alto CA 94304-1038
• For Additional Information Contact: Dale Reynolds; 650-424-5877
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: The export of multi-static segment BrainLab M 3 MLC from VARiS Vision may produce undesirable result, which could lead to mistreatment.
• FDA Determined Cause: Other
• Action: On 11/23/05, the firm initiated the recall and its notification was via letters informing its customers of the corrective action.
• Distribution: Worldwide to 219 accounts. U.S. States: AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, PR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV. 118 accounts Foreign consignees include Netherlands, Thailand, Taiwan, R.O.C., Sweden, Spain, South Korea, South Africa, Slovenia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Russian Fed., Portugal, Poland, Philippines, Mexico, Malaysia, Japan, Italy, Israel, India, Hong Kong, Germany, France, Finland, Egypt, Denmark, Czech Republic, China, Canada, Brazil, Belgium, Austria, and Australia.
• 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 = IWB; 510(K)s with Product Code = IWB