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Health product recall

VARISOURCE IX AFTERLOADER (2015-09-29)

Starting date:
September 29, 2015
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-56046

Affected Products

VARISOURCE IX AFTERLOADER

Reason

The manufacturer has been made aware of an application freeze occurring during treatment initiation. When a forced logoff occurs while the dummy wire is extended during a treatment session, the partial fraction generated by the system will be incorrect.

Affected products

VARISOURCE IX AFTERLOADER

Lot or serial number
  • Version 1.2 Build 2.4336
  • Version 1.2.1. Build 3726
Model or catalog number

AL20090000

Companies
Manufacturer
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
3100 Hansen Way
Palo Alto
94304
California
UNITED STATES