Recall Z-2574-2014 ยท MUJ System, Planning, Radiation Therapy Treatment
Elekta, Inc.
FOCAL Sim Workstation, Radiation Treatment Planning System. Used for patient contouring and viewing of treatment plan outputs. Also able to perform CT simulations and forward their information to the RTP System for dose calculation.
| Date | Sep 3, 2014 (initiated Aug 18, 2014) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | When DICOM is exporting an arc plan (VMAT, Dynamic Conformal of 3D Static Arcs) and using the Composite Field Sequencing (CFS) feature, the DICOM exported plan will not match the approved treatment plan. |
| Root cause | Software design |
| Action | Elekta, Inc. issued an Urgent Important Field Safety Notice letter (IFSN 382-01-MON-001) to all affected customers.. Confirmation of receipt is to be completed by October 31, 2014. The problem will be resolved in a patch to Focal 4.80. Development is underway with a release date of September 2014 with confirmation of installation of the patch for the fix no later than 6 months from release of the patch. An updated notice from the manufacturer is also being sent to affected customers (FCO: 382-01-MON-001 VID:2.0). For questions contact your local Elekta office. |
| Quantity | 554 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide)in the states of AK, CA, FL, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA,WA and Puerto Rico, Algeria, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, France |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K013112 | FOCAL SIM Computerized Medical Systems, Inc., Dec 5, 2001 |