—#115474

Product

Elekta Synergy XVI. Radiation Therapy Digital Imager. Product XVI R3.5.1, R4.2.1, and R4.5.1 Used as part of radiation therapy treatment process.

FDA product code: IYE — Accelerator, Linear, Medical
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Radiology
510(k) numbers: K051932
Affected lot / code info: 151055, 151700, 151809, 151695, 151479, 151696, 151867, 151704, 151765, 151860, 151024, 151521, 151803, 152217, 151774, 152220, 151626, 151842, 151847, 151446, 151801, 151953, 151664, 151751, 151352, 151298, 151728, 151504, 151981, 151705, 151977, 152123, 152126, 151955, 105982, 151160, 151634, 151954, 151416, 151074, 151587, 151729, 151694, 151965, 151418, 151674, 151259, 151698, 151699, 152043, 151636, 151811, 151568, 151258, 151584, 151423, 151623, 151627, 151507, 151640, 151933, 151340, 151722, 151810, 151051, 151411, 151360, 151595, 151433, 151611, 152008, 151151, 151714, 151653, 151675, 151538, 152031, 151523, 151519, 151432, 151783, 151410, 151371, 151084, 151387, 151978, 151530, 151328, 151689, 151567, 151598, 151760, 151269, 151557, 151558, 151789, 151398, 151632, 152214, 151301, 151441, 151256, 151391, 151038, 151585, 151327, 151326, 151250, 151130, 151828, 151245, 151672, 105803, 151073, 151956, 152232, 151319, 151959, 151960, 151958, 151435, 151779, 151969, 151848, 151875, 151881, 151882, 151736, 152023, 152080, 152079, 152064, 151734, 151763, 152154, 151110, 151363, 151216, 151173, 151678, 151467, 151961, 151178, 152091, 152051, 152115, 152116, 151708, 152176, 152192, 152098, 152200, 152174, 152246, 152364, 152673, 152425, 151156, 151764, 151886, 151076, 151369, 152175, 105941

Why it was recalled

The DICOM tags do not contain sufficient information for XVI to identify the different volumes that have the same name.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Software design

Action the firm took

Elekta sent an "IMPORTANT FIELD SAFETY NOTICE" dated December 2012 to all affected customers. The letter identifies the product, problem, and the actions to be taken by the customers. The IFSN informs the user in the TPS, to give the different volumes different structure names. After importing the patient data set from the TPS, make sure that the structure contours are correct. Users are requested to return the signed acknowledgement. Contact your local Elekta office for questions regarding this notice.

Recalling firm

Firm: Elekta, Inc.
Address: 400 Perimeter Center Ter Ne, Ste 50, Atlanta, Georgia 30346-1227

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Nationwide Distribution-DC, Puerto Rico and the states of AL, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IA, KY, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2012-12-19
Posted by FDA: 2013-03-10
Terminated: 2021-07-14
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #115474. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.