BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    FOCAL Sim Workstation, Radiation Treatment Planning System. Used for patient contouring and viewing of treatment plan outputs. Also able to perform CT simulations and forward their information to the RTP System for dose calculation.

    Recall: Z-2574-2014 · Initiated August 18, 2014

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-2574-2014
    Event Number
    68984
    Firm
    Elekta, Inc.
    FEI Number
    1037831
    Product Code
    MUJ
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Software design
    Initiated
    August 18, 2014
    Posted
    September 3, 2014
    Terminated
    August 8, 2017
    Address
    400 Perimeter Center Ter Ne, Ste 50, Atlanta, GA, 30346-1227

    Description

    FOCAL Sim Workstation, Radiation Treatment Planning System. Used for patient contouring and viewing of treatment plan outputs. Also able to perform CT simulations and forward their information to the RTP System for dose calculation.

    Reason

    When DICOM is exporting an arc plan (VMAT, Dynamic Conformal of 3D Static Arcs) and using the Composite Field Sequencing (CFS) feature, the DICOM exported plan will not match the approved treatment plan.

    Action

    Elekta, Inc. issued an Urgent Important Field Safety Notice letter (IFSN 382-01-MON-001) to all affected customers.. Confirmation of receipt is to be completed by October 31, 2014. The problem will be resolved in a patch to Focal 4.80. Development is underway with a release date of September 2014 with confirmation of installation of the patch for the fix no later than 6 months from release of the patch. An updated notice from the manufacturer is also being sent to affected customers (FCO: 382-01-MON-001 VID:2.0). For questions contact your local Elekta office.

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide)in the states of AK, CA, FL, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA,WA and Puerto Rico, Algeria, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solvenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, and United Kingdom

    Quantity

    554 units