—#96757

Product

Elekta Leksell Stereotactic System, used for localization (spatial reference) for cranial surgery using X-ray or CT and MRI Image data.

FDA product code: HAW — Neurological Stereotaxic Instrument
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Neurology
510(k) numbers: K972324
Affected lot / code info: GFD259, GFD129, GFD729, GFD708, GND229, GND116, GFD296, GFD201, GND83, GFD815, GFD2127, GFD2128, GFD2130, GFD2131, GND148, GFD06, GND44, GFD621, GFD352, GND157, GND181, GFD312, GFD106, GFD351, GND79, GFD1000, GFD1001, GFD249, GFD2247, GFD2265, GFD874, GND227, GND55, GFD529, GFD770, 9903005129, GND223, GFD216, GFD416, GFD915, GFD908, SH00208, SH00226, GFD688,M GFD746, GND246, GFD526, GFD571, GFD976, GFD633, GFD879, GFD919, GFD1013, GFD841, GFD869, GFD979, GFD12, GFD808, GFD524, GFD940, GFD271, GFD517, GFD760, GFD327, GND176, GFD780, GFD779, GFD412, GFD634, GFD42, GFD700, GND184, GFD538, GND76, GFD280, GND39, GFD109, GFD337, GND208, GFD65, GFD481, GFD212, GFD870, GFD792, GND24, GFD817, GFD776, GFD81, GND30, GFD163, GFD21, GND45, GND62, GFD1164, GFD861, GFD862, GFD1053, GFD1057, SH00008, SH0013, SH0033, GFD2316, GFD2318, GND147, GFD938, GFD657, GFD920, GFD924, GND109, GFD18, GFD494, GFD495, GND230, GFD559, GFD707, GFD692, GFD966, GFD968, GFD165, GFD133, GFD522, GFD520, GFD523, GFD762, GFD821, GND258, GFD43, GFD0054, GFD0055, GND178, GND36, GFD358, GFD256, GND80, GFD1076, GFD138, GFD617, GFD184, GFD194, GFD130, GFD96, GFD2174, GFD2272, GFD1062, GFD140, GFD117, GFD264, GND65, 9906005540, GFD804, GND165, GFD823, GFD1060, GFD101, GFD189, GND60, GFD137, GND94, GFD1066, GND216, GFD689, GFD223, GFD83, GFD99, GFD381, GFD706, FD662, GFD664, GFD237, GND185, GFD845, GFD26, GND126, GFD277, GFD284, GFD2245, GFD2246, GND135, GFD50, GFD200, GFD228, GFD2270, GFD2221, GND233, GND264, GFD671, GFD343, GFD91, GFD652, GFD281, GFD414, GND231, GND71, GFD120, GFD582, GFD690, GFD696, GFD697, GFD878, GFD71, GFD360, GFD368, GND40, GFD17, GFD658, GFD152, GFD660, GFD893, GND200, GFD831, GFD850, GFD69, GND122, GFD840, GFD698, GFD709, GND48, GND152, GND52, GFD1080, GFD809, GFD1059, GFD2264, GFD2229, GND192, GFD145, GFD820, GFD198, GFD188, GND172, GFD822, GND16, GND57, GFD41, GFD912, GFD917, GFD267, GFD998, GFD247, GFD255, GND10, GND123, GND31, GFD68, GFD632, GFD74, GFD934, GND159, GFD239, GFD261, GFD235, GFD521, GFD613, GFD399, GFD161, GND47, GFD843, GFD863, GFD865, SHO0165, GFD190, GFD816, GFD328, GFD557, GFD558, GND190, GFD19, 000000000000002, GFD824, GND27, GFD618, GND226, GND35, GND134, GND41, GND238, GFD257, GFD132, GFD543, 9904005345, GFD555, GFD143, GFD1000, GFD300, GND215, GND108, GFD586, GFD288, GND250, GFD033, GFD218, GND221, GND224, GFD107, GFD832, GFD278, GFD295, GFD1005, GFD725, GFD573, GFD667, GFD680, GFD956, GND194, GFD1971, GFD630, GFD587, GND28, SH00159, SH00160, GFD361, GFD370, GFD619, GFD620, GFD384, GFD156, GFD362, GFD914, GFD301, GFD1054, GND263, GFD733, GFD735, GFD913, GND189, GND167, GFD909, GFD376, GFD116, GFD903, GFD699, GFD317, GND161, GFD906, GFD186, GND193, GFD58, GFD234, GFD519, GND89, GFD730, GND261, GFD527, GFD391, GFD250, GFD763, GFD103, GFD483, GFD51, GND63, GND86, GFD778, GFD82, GFD948, GFD382, GFD747, GFD825, GFD556, GND75, GFD480, 9902005057, GND245, GND191, GND269, GND111, GFD205, GND84, GND170, GFD67, GFD232, GND96, GND100, GND22, GFD554, GND49, GND17, GFD2249, GFD2260, GFD1946

Why it was recalled

New protocols for MR sequences may result in higher RF energies deposited during MR scanning, generating heat in uninsulated fixation posts.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Labeling design

Action the firm took

Elekta sent Important Notice Affected Product: Fixation Posts, A331, dated June 22, 2009. The Important Notice will be added to the Customer User manual upon receipt.

Recalling firm

Firm: Elekta, Inc.
Address: 4775 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Bldg 300 # 300, Norcross, Georgia 30092-3011

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2009-10-02
Posted by FDA: 2011-02-15
Terminated: 2011-02-17
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #96757. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.