Events

Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Stereotactic Circular Collimator

Según U.S. Food and Drug Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en United States que fue producido por Elekta, Inc..

¿Qué es esto?

Una corrección al equipo o acción de retiro tomada por el fabricante para abordar un problema con un dispositivo médico. Los retiros (recalls) ocurren cuando un dispositivo médico está defectuoso, cuando puede poner en riesgo la salud, o cuando simultáneamente está defectuoso y puede poner en riesgo la salud.

Más información acerca de la data acá
  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    60150
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-0319-2012
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2011-03-25
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2011-11-30
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
    United States
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2012-10-02
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=104613
  • Notas / Alertas
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    Neurological stereotaxic instrument - Product Code HAW
  • Causa
    Recent newspaper articles outlined improper use of srs cone collimator accessories that injured patients on brainlab and varian systems.
  • Acción
    Elekta sent an IMPORTANT NOTICE letter dated March 25, 2011 to all affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, the problem, key safety procedures and information to users for safe operation of the Stereotactic Circular Collimator. Elekta will issue a Mandatory Action Field Change Order which will include an updated Circular Collimator Instructions for Use - 102022201 and new labels. The notice instructs Users to file this document in the Important Notice section of the appropriate User Manual. Also, Elekta is offering some free WebEx sessions which will include the procedures and recommended operation of these types of accessories. Customers are instructed to register at www.elekta.com/SafeAccessories.

Device

Device Recall Stereotactic Circular Collimator
  • Modelo / Serial
    848, 849, 850, 851, 852, 853, 1032, 1033, 1034, 928, 929, 930, 931, 932, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 980, 981, 982, 983, 984, 889, 890, 891, 892, 893, 894, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 833, 834, 835, 836, 837, 843, 844, 845, 846, 847, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 883, 884, 885, 886, 933, 935, 936, 937, 940, 974, 975, 976, 977, 978, 941, 942, 943, 944, 945, 946, 947, 948, 949, 950, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031
  • Clasificación del producto
    Neurological Devices
  • Clase de dispositivo
    2
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Nationwide Distribution (USA) - including the states of: AZ, CA, FL, GA, MO, NJ, NM, NC, OR, TN, and WV
  • Descripción del producto
    Stereotactic Circular Collimator || Product Usage: This device is intended to hold a patient's head in a fixed position and to localize and center the output of a linear accelerator (UNAC) to allow radiotherapy of brain tumors and other types of cerebral lesions.
  • Manufacturer
    Elekta, Inc.

Manufacturer

Elekta, Inc.
  • Dirección del fabricante
    Elekta, Inc., 4775 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Bldg 300, #300, Norcross GA 30092-3011
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
    Elekta AB
  • Source
    USFDA