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TomoTherapy HI-ART Systems with 3.1.2, 3.1.3 or 3.2.1 software. The affected applications include Planning Station, Plan

FDA device recall Z-0339-2009 · posted 2009-01-05 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm
TomoTherapy Incorporated
Reason for recall
TomoTherapy Inc. discovered an issue on the Hi-Art system during the course of ongoing testing. It has been identified that treatment plans involving very small structures (volume <2cc), reading in a high dose gradient region, may exhibit inaccuracies with the DVH curve and the Dose Statistics for the small structures. This error can only happen if planning was performed using very small voxels
Action taken
Consignees were sent on 9/18/08 a "TomoTherapy Incorporated Urgent Medical Device Correction Field Safety Notice" letter dated September 17, 2008. The letter described the issue, product affected, recommended actions and resolution. Questions may be directed to TomoTherapy Inc. Customer Service Center at 1-868-368-4807.
Root cause
Software design
Status
Terminated
Product code
IYE
Quantity affected
165
Distribution
AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC FL HI IA IL IN KY LA MA MD MI MN MO NE NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA PR SC SD TN TX VA WA WI and WY Belgium Canada Switzerland Germany Spain France Great Britain India Italy Japan Ko
Date initiated
2008-09-18
Date posted
2009-01-05
Date terminated
2011-04-19
Location
Madison, WI

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