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Focal Radiation Treatment Planning System, Focal Release 4.34.00 through 4.50.00. For use in radiation treatment plannin

FDA device recall Z-2559-2011 · posted 2011-06-14 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm
Computerized Medical Systems Inc
Reason for recall
Focal Software: When a patient is defined as prone and the shifts are manually entered and the LOCK SHIFT box is checked the X coordinate (left/right) and the Z coordinate (anterior/posterior) are reversed (left to right, anterior to posterior). This could potentially lead to incorrect isocenter definitions from prone patients and thus a mislocation of dose.
Action taken
Computerized Medical System sent a CUSTOMER ADVISORY dated June 12, 2009, to all affected users. This advisory identified the product, the problem, and the action needed to be taken by the customer. There were no patients mistreated as a result of this issue The firm will send out a User Notice to all sites still running affected software to remind them that the issue resolution is available. For further questions, please call (403 ) 830-8023
Root cause
Software design
Status
Terminated
Product code
MUJ
Quantity affected
462
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution -- USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico, and the countries of Algeria, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China,
Date initiated
2009-06-12
Date posted
2011-06-14
Date terminated
2014-04-09
Location
Maryland Heights, MO

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