Reported Sep 4, 2013 · Terminated

PRIMUS, ONCOR, ARTISTE Linac systems with component Tabletop, 550TxT, TT-A s/n 1001-1233 and Tabletop 550TxT, TT-S s/n…

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 · 757 Arnold Dr Ste A · Martinez, CA · 94553-3615

Is this the product you have?

  • PRIMUS, ONCOR, ARTISTE Linac systems with component Tabletop, 550TxT, TT-A s/n 1001-1233 and Tabletop 550TxT, TT-S s/n 1001-1083
  • Product UsageThe intended use of the SIEMENS branded, ARTISTE, ONCOR and PRIMUS family of linear accelerator systems is to deliver X-ray photon and electron radiation for the therapeutic treatment of cancer
Lot codes and dates
  • ONCOR, PRIMUS and ARTISTE
  • Lican systems with tabletop component
    • Tabletop
    • 550TxT
    • TT-A 08632296* Tabletop
    • 550TxT
    • TT-S 10046140
Amount recalled
179 active devices.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Siemens has become aware of a customer complaint concerning the rail threaded holes of the 550TxT treatment tabletop. Due to a manufacturing error, the screws holding the side rails in position on the tabletop might break off.

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 Nov 24, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:30 PM UTC

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