Reported Apr 6, 2016 · Terminated

VERO MHI-TM2000 Linear Accelerator System --- Common Name: Medical Linear Accelerator MHI-TM2000 Linear Accelerator…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Hiroshima Machinery Work

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: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., HIROSHIMA MACHINERY WORK · 6-22, 4-CHOME, KAN-ON-SHIN-MACHI · HIROSHIMA, N/A · N/A

Is this the product you have?

  • VERO MHI-TM2000 Linear
  • Accelerator System --- Common NameMedical Linear Accelerator MHI-TM2000 Linear Accelerator System is intended for radiation therapy of lesions, tumors and conditions anywhere in the body where radiation treatment is indicated
Lot codes and dates
    • Software version 3.5.8
    • 3.5.2 and lower
  • Serial Numbers
    • 201902
    • 203901
    • 203919
    • 203924
Amount recalled
25 Worldwide, US: 4 units

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

In rare cases the VERO/MHI-TM2000 Operator Console could set an incorrect Gantry angle for the first beam of an IMRT treatment if certain specific conditions are met. If Gantry angle for the first beam of IMRT is incorrectly set and if nobody is aware of it, an erroneous treatment would be given to the patient.

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 Apr 20, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:02 PM UTC

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