SIEMENS brand COHERENCE RT Therapist versions RTT MR1.5, RTT 2.1/2.1A and RTT 2.2/ 2.2B; Software release for COHERENCE Therapist 2.3 for Primus and Oncor Linear Accelerators; Model: COHERENCE AG TH, Part No. 5863506, Current R630; Product Usage: The intended use of the SIEMENS branded ONCOR and PRIMUS family of linear accelerator systems is to deliver X-ray photon and electron radiation for the therapeutic treatment of cancer.
Enforcement
- Recall Number
- Z-1036-2013
- Event ID
- 64675
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Product Type
- Devices
- Firm
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
- Voluntary / Mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial Notification
- Letter
- Report Date
- April 10, 2013
- Initiation Date
- March 5, 2013
- Classification Date
- April 1, 2013
- Termination Date
- August 28, 2014
- Address
- 757 Arnold Dr Ste A, N/A, Martinez, CA, 94553-3615, United States
Description
SIEMENS brand COHERENCE RT Therapist versions RTT MR1.5, RTT 2.1/2.1A and RTT 2.2/ 2.2B; Software release for COHERENCE Therapist 2.3 for Primus and Oncor Linear Accelerators; Model: COHERENCE AG TH, Part No. 5863506, Current R630; Product Usage: The intended use of the SIEMENS branded ONCOR and PRIMUS family of linear accelerator systems is to deliver X-ray photon and electron radiation for the therapeutic treatment of cancer.
Siemen's issued a Customer Information Letter under Update Instruction TH016/12S to alert all its affected customers of the software issues. The software release is a result of the final system testing addressing multiple performance defects and several safety issues that were not considered critical (for immediate correction) for the safe use of the device.
All units of these models.
Worldwide Distribution
621 units (foreign account) in total