Reported May 1, 2019 · Terminated

Siemens Digital Linear Accelerators of type: ARTISTE MV System MEVATRON M2/Primus Mid-Energy PRIMUS PRIMUS HI ONCOR…

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc · 40 Liberty Blvd · Malvern, PA · 19355-1418

Is this the product you have?

  • Siemens
  • Digital Linear Accelerators of typeARTISTE MV System MEVATRON M2/Primus Mid-Energy PRIMUS PRIMUS HI ONCOR Impression ONCOR Impression Plus ONCOR Avant Garde ONCOR Expression ARTISTE, ONCOR
  • and PRIMUS running the followingControl Console from software version 13.0.302 and higher; Control Console from software version 9.2.400 and higher; and Control Console from software version 11.0.400 and higher
Lot codes and dates
  • SIEMENS Digital Linear Accelerators of type ARTISTE", ONCOR" and PRIMUS"
  • running- Control Console from software version 13.0.302 and higher - Control Console from software version 9.2.400 and higher - Controle Console from software version 11.0.400 and higher
Amount recalled
120 US units

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Advisory issued not to disable or bypass the AMP function. Disabling or bypassing the AMP function for reasons of comfort is not advisable may lead to patient or user injury due to collision with LINAC equipment disabling the Auto Field Sequence (AFS) Automatic Motion Protection (AMP) function implemented at the control of the Digital Linear Accelerator.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jun 18, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:38 PM UTC

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