BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    Monaco The Monaco system is used to make treatment plans for patients with prescriptions for external beam radiation therapy. The system calculates dose for photon and electron treatment plans and displays, on-screen and in hard-copy, two or three-dimensional radiation dose distributions inside patients for given treatment plan set-ups.

    Recall: Z-2581-2014 · Initiated August 18, 2014

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-2581-2014
    Event Number
    68985
    Firm
    Elekta, Inc.
    FEI Number
    1037831
    Product Code
    MUJ
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Software design
    Initiated
    August 18, 2014
    Posted
    September 4, 2014
    Terminated
    September 15, 2021
    Address
    400 Perimeter Center Ter Ne, Ste 50, Atlanta, GA, 30346-1227

    Description

    Monaco The Monaco system is used to make treatment plans for patients with prescriptions for external beam radiation therapy. The system calculates dose for photon and electron treatment plans and displays, on-screen and in hard-copy, two or three-dimensional radiation dose distributions inside patients for given treatment plan set-ups.

    Reason

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

    Action

    The firm, Elekta, issued an "URGENT IMPORTANT FIELD SAFETY NOTICE (IFSN 382-01-MON-001)" to all affected customers on August 18, 2014. The notice describes the product, problems and actions taken. Confirmation of receipt is to be completed by October 31, 2014. The problem will be resolved in patches to the following releases - Monaco 3.30 and Monaco 5.00. Development is underway with a release date of September 2014 with confirmation of installation of the patch 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). If you have any queries about this Notice, please contact your local Elekta office or call 770-300-9725 or email: [email protected].

    Distribution

    Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: AL, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, IL, IN, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, Puerto Rico; and countries of: Algeria, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sir Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Ukraine.

    Quantity

    928 units