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Mevatron and Oncor Linear Accelerators
- Starting date:
- May 14, 2013
- Posting date:
- June 18, 2013
- Type of communication:
- Medical Device Recall
- Subcategory:
- Medical Device
- Hazard classification:
- Type II
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Medical Devices
- Audience:
- General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
- Identification number:
- RA-34219
Recalled products
- Mevatron Linear Accelerators
- Oncor Expression
- Oncor Impression Plus
Reason
Siemens is issuing control console update version 9.2.18 for digital linear accelerators of type Primus (Primus HI, Mevatron Primus, & Mevatron Primus Plus) and Oncor (Oncor Expression & Oncor Impression Plus) to fix a number of safety issues: cumulative positioning errors, electron or stereotactic treatments with the reticle inserted, delayed error message in ultrafast IMRT treatments, and incorrect verification of the beam shape when using Non-Syngo Primeview.
Affected products
A. Mevatron Linear Accelerators
Lot or serial number
- 3382
- 3619
- 3638
- 3641
- 3645
- 3742
- 3919
- 4173
Model or catalog number
- 4504200
Companies
- Manufacturer
-
Siemens AG
Wittelsbacherplatz 2
Muenchen
80333
GERMANY
B. Oncor Expression
Lot or serial number
- 5037
- 5041
- 5042
- 5324
Model or catalog number
- 7360717
Companies
- Manufacturer
-
Siemens AG
Wittelsbacherplatz 2
Muenchen
80333
GERMANY
C. Oncor Impression Plus
Lot or serial number
- 3799
- 3865
Model or catalog number
- 5857912
Companies
- Manufacturer
-
Siemens AG
Wittelsbacherplatz 2
Muenchen
80333
GERMANY