Recall Z-2596-2011 ยท MUJ System, Planning, Radiation Therapy Treatment
Computerized Medical Systems Inc
Focal Radiation Treatment Planning System, Focal Release 4.3.0 through 4.34.01 For use in radiation treatment planning using generally accepted contouring methods. The Focal software allows users to access XiO and other RTP systems from a remote PC-based system and provides the user with the ability to edit and modify patient data from a Windows-based PC and transfer the information back to the R
| Date | Jun 20, 2011 (initiated Nov 30, 2007) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Focal: when a plan is sent to Focal from XiO and the structure properties are edited in Focal CT Sim activity, these changes result in changes to the MLC or field size for the plan when they should not. XiO will recalculate dose when modified plan is returned to XiO however the user may not notice that it has changed form the plant they had approved earlier. Editing the structure properties (col |
| Root cause | Software design |
| Action | Computerized Medical Systems Inc sent a Customer Advisory, dated 11/30/07, was sent to consignees December 2007 to notify them of the issue and how to avoid the workaround. The advisory listed the problem, clinical impact, and a workaround. The firm will be sending each site a reminder that the issues is resolved. |
| Quantity | 233 |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - USA (Nationwide AL, AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, MI, MOP, NE, NY, OH, PA, RI, TX, VA, WA, WI, and WV and the countries of Albania, Argentina, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Ja |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K013112 | FOCAL SIM Computerized Medical Systems, Inc., Dec 5, 2001 |