BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    MHI-TM2000 Linear Accelerator System, Software Version 3.0.0 revision 13 or earlier; Proprietary and Trade Name: MHI-TM2000/ VERO (TM); Common Name: Medical Linear Accelerator. MHI-TM2000 Linear Accelerator System is intended for radiation therapy of lesions, tumors and conditions anywhere in the body where radiation treatment is indicated

    Recall: Z-1931-2013 · Initiated June 21, 2013

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-1931-2013
    Event Number
    65786
    Firm
    MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., HIROSHIMA MACHINERY WORK 6-22, 4-CHOME, KAN-ON-SHIN-MACHI NISHI-KU HIROSHIMA Japan
    FEI Number
    3006942329
    Product Code
    IYE
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Software Design Change
    Initiated
    June 21, 2013
    Posted
    August 8, 2013
    Terminated
    March 23, 2017

    Description

    MHI-TM2000 Linear Accelerator System, Software Version 3.0.0 revision 13 or earlier; Proprietary and Trade Name: MHI-TM2000/ VERO (TM); Common Name: Medical Linear Accelerator. MHI-TM2000 Linear Accelerator System is intended for radiation therapy of lesions, tumors and conditions anywhere in the body where radiation treatment is indicated

    Reason

    Software anomaly: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. became aware of a potential safety issue associated with the VERO (TM) Linear Accelerator System. The VERO (TM) may save treatment delivery record into wrong location under certain conditions.

    Action

    The firm, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), sent an "URGENT FIELD SAFETY NOTICE" letter dated June 21, 2013 to its customers. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to do the following: If any minor failure occurs, please always press [ALARM RESET] button on operator console first; and if [EXIT] button is clicked after a minor failure occurs, please click [YES] on the pop up dialog to finish treatment completely. MHI is developing a correction for this issue. Tentatively planned availability date: End of October 2013. The correction will be free of charge and a MHI Customer Service representative will contact affected customers to schedule its installation as the correction becomes available. If you need any further information or support concerning this issue, please feel free to contact our Customer Service representative: VERO GmbH, Kapellenstrasse 12, 8566 Feldkirchen Germany, at +49-89-99-1568-44 or email: [email protected].

    Distribution

    Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) including states of TX and FL; and countries of: Belgium, Italy, Japan and Korea.

    Quantity

    14 (2 in US)