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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.

FDA Recall Z-2574-2014 · Posted 2014-09-03

Recalling FirmElekta, Inc.
Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeMUJ
Date Initiated2014-08-18
Date Terminated2017-08-08
Product Quantity554 units

Reason for Recall

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.

Firm 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.

Root Cause

Software design

Distribution Pattern

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

Related FDA 510(k) Records

Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.

K013112FOCAL SIMComputerized Medical Systems, Inc. · 2001-12-05

Official Source

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Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.

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