Recall Z-1402-2018 ยท IYE Accelerator, Linear, Medical
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
PRIMUS HI, Digital Linear Accelerator, Model No. 04504200 Product Usage: The intended use of the device is to deliver x-ray radiation for therapeutic treatment of cancer.
| Date | Feb 14, 2018 |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Control Console software has been updated to reduce the risk for collision when delivering automatically sequenced treatments with automatic movements of the gantry and/or the treatment table. |
| Root cause | Software design |
| Action | On February 16, 2018, the recalling firm issued a Customer Advisory Notice via USPS Certified Mail to inform customers about the update of the Control Console software version 9.2.400 of the Digital Linear Accelerator to version 9.2.502. Customers were informed of the issues that would be fixed through this software update. Consignees were asked to instruct affected personnel accordingly, place the safety advisory notice in the device's instructions for use, and have personnel maintain awareness until the fix is implemented. |
| Quantity | 18 |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution- US Nationwide in the states: AL, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, MO, MS, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, WI, WV, and WY; and PR. International distribution to Nassau. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K993425 | PRIMUS Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Nov 26, 1999 |