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VariSeed 7.1, software application, part number H62, manufactured by Varian Medical Systems. VariSeed 7.1 is a computer

FDA device recall Z-1385-2012 · posted 2012-04-10 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
Reason for recall
Brachytherapy device requires the user to enter radioactive source activity, but software may specify unintended units for activity and lead to overdose in patient treatment.
Action taken
Varian Medical Systems notified direct account healthcare practitioners/ medical physicists with "Urgent Medical Device Correction/Urgent Field Safety Notice" letters by mail on 01/19/2012. Varian's advisory described how to mitigate user error and the firm's intentions to revise Instructions for Use. Technical Support phone numbers were provided for US and international customers.
Root cause
Labeling design
Status
Terminated
Product code
KXK
Quantity affected
1377 units
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution
Date initiated
2012-01-25
Date posted
2012-04-10
Date terminated
2012-11-07
Location
Charlottesville, VA

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