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Class 2 Device Recall VARiS 6.2, 6.1 and 6.0

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  Class 2 Device Recall VARiS 6.2, 6.1 and 6.0 see related information
Date Initiated by Firm September 15, 2009
Date Posted November 09, 2009
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on July 29, 2011
Recall Number Z-0133-2010
Recall Event ID 53461
510(K)Number K001643  
Product Classification Accelerator, Linear, Medical - Product Code IYE
Product VARiS 6.2, 6.1 and 6.0 when used with LINK, Model numbers H88 and H85. Manufactured by Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA.
Code Information Codes H850008, H850904, H851353, H851333, H880033, H850907, H851388, H881354, H850078, H850912, H851674, H881389, H850110, H850920, H851838, H881392, H850129, H850930, H851992, H881393, H850130, H850962, H852053, H881410, H850211, H850963, H852544, H881482, H850217, H850964, H852546, H881483, H850258, H850965, H880004, H881484, H850322, H850967, H880012, H881515, H850345, H850968, H880098, H881524, H850350, H850969, H880221, H881557, H850451, H851020, H880449, H881576, H850474, H851025, H880699, H881586, H850555, H851032, H880720, H881641, H850616, H851059, H880734, H881642, H850686, H851080, H880809, H881658, H850696, H851087, H880862, H881671, H850739, H851091, H881033, H881839, H850759, H851132, H881037, H881865, H850788, H851138, H881060, H881895, H850830, H851145, H881102, H881951, H850831, H851252, H881205, H881993, H850861, H851290, H881207, H882003, H850877, H851327, H881220, H882049, H882623, H885074
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Varian Medical Systems Oncology Systems
911 Hansen Way
Palo Alto CA 94304-1028
For Additional Information Contact
650-424-5731
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 Software issue: Under certain circumstances, when a therapy treatment field is transferred to VARiS Vision 6.2, 6.1 and 6.0 via LINK procedures, the rotation direction will be reversed.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Software design
Action Recall initiated September 15, 2009. An "Urgent - Field Safety Notice" letter was distributed to all affected users, with a description of the problem and corrective action steps. The letter was also distributed to Varian sales, marketing, and service organizations, informing them of the issue. For further information in the USA and Canada, contact Varian at 1-650-424-5731 or 1-888-VARIAN5 (888- 827-4265). In Europe, contact +41 41 749 8844.
Quantity in Commerce 100 units
Distribution Worldwide distribution to 100 consignees throughout the US in IL, NY, MI, NJ, AL, TN, MD, OH, FL, and TX, and to Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Kingdom.
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 = VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
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