ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-1724-2014 ยท IYE Accelerator, Linear, Medical

Elekta, Inc.

Synergy XVI Intended for radiation therapy treatment.

DateJun 16, 2014 (initiated Apr 23, 2014)
StatusTerminated
ReasonXVI can incorrectly calculate the target position of the treatment table.
Root causeSoftware design
ActionElekta is responsible for the correction of all products with this defect. 1. Notifications regarding the possibility of this software error and subsequent table location error and potential hazards have been sent out. The notifications include steps to take to reduce the possibility of the occurrence of an injury. 2. A software correction has been released for some versions of the XVI software. All versions of software with this error will be corrected by the end of July 2014. 3. The software correction will enable verification that values have been assigned to table position parameters; f
Quantity380 US
DistributionWorldwide Distribution - USA including the states of AZ, CT, IA, OH, MD, MI, MN, NV, TX and VA., and the countries of India, Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, South Africa and UK.
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

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