—#120525

Product

PRIMUS, ONCOR, ARTISTE Linac systems with component Tabletop, 550TxT, TT-A s/n 1001-1233 and Tabletop 550TxT, TT-S s/n 1001-1083. Product Usage: The intended use of the SIEMENS branded, ARTISTE, ONCOR and PRIMUS family of linear accelerator systems is to deliver X-ray photon and electron radiation for the therapeutic treatment of cancer.

FDA product code: IYE — Accelerator, Linear, Medical
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Radiology
510(k) numbers: K993425
Affected lot / code info: ONCOR, PRIMUS and ARTISTE Lican systems with tabletop component: Tabletop, 550TxT, TT-A 08632296* Tabletop, 550TxT, TT-S 10046140

Why it was recalled

Siemens has become aware of a customer complaint concerning the rail threaded holes of the 550TxT treatment tabletop. Due to a manufacturing error, the screws holding the side rails in position on the tabletop might break off.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Device Design

Action the firm took

Siemens released Updated Instruction containing the Medical Device Correction Field Safety Notice of Improvement letter, which was delivered by the Siemens Customer Service Group to all affected customers. The release of this UI TH002/12/S to distribute the update instruction began on July 18, 2013. This document includes completion protocol, which will be completed at each facility and returned to Siemens. A copy of the notification should be kept in the Digital Linear Accelerator System owners manual under Safety Advisory letters. UPDATE: a secnd update intruction, TH003/12/S has been released to begin the replcement of tabletops identified through the inspection carried out through TH002/12/S.

Recalling firm

Firm: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Address: 757 Arnold Dr, Ste A, Martinez, California 94553-3615

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide in the states of NJ, IN, PA, FL, OH, MN, MO, CA, AL, NE MI, LA. and countries of:Argentina, China, South Africa, Pakistan, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Algeria, Croatia, Turkey, Canada, Germany, France, Poland, Japan, Russian Federation. Lebanon, Egypt, Slovakia, Latvia, Kenya, Brazil, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Belgium, Taiwan, Portugal.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2013-07-18
Posted by FDA: 2013-08-26
Terminated: 2014-11-24
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #120525. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.