ARTISTE Linear Accelerator with RT Therapist v4.1 system. Siemens Medical Solutions, Kemnath, Germany. Distributed by Si
FDA device recall Z-3003-2011 · posted 2011-08-11 · Terminated
Recall details
- Recalling firm
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
- Reason for recall
- A potential safety issue was discovered when a pause for an imaging segment is inserted (where an imaging segment does not exist) with the ARTISTE and RT Therapist 4.1 system will continue to the next image.
- Action taken
- Siemens sent an "Urgent: Medical Device Correction/ Customer Safety Advisory Notice" letter to all affected customers starting June 3, 2011. The letter describes the product, problem, and instructions to prevent mistreatment. The letter states that Siemens is working on an updated version of RTT 4.1 that will fix the issues. Users will be notified as soon as the update for the system is available. The customers were instructed to include Customer Safety Advisory notice in their syngo RT Therapist 4.1 System Owner Manual chapter "Safety Advisory Letters" where it should remain.
- Root cause
- Software design
- Status
- Terminated
- Product code
- IYE
- Quantity affected
- 223 active devices
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including the states of: DE, FL, KY, LA, MA, MI, MO, NE, NJ, OH, PA, TN, WI, UT, WV and Puerto Rico and the countries of: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
- Date initiated
- 2011-06-03
- Date posted
- 2011-08-11
- Date terminated
- 2012-02-17
- Location
- Concord, CA
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