Reported Sep 24, 2014 · Terminated

C-Series High Energy Linear Accelerator - Models: Novalis Tx, Trilogy, Trilogy Tx, Clinac iX, Clinac 2100 C/D, Clinac…

Varian Medical Systems, 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: Varian Medical Systems, Inc. · 911 Hansen Way · Palo Alto, CA · 94304-1028

Is this the product you have?

  • C-Series
  • High Energy Linear Accelerator - ModelsNovalis Tx, Trilogy, Trilogy Tx, Clinac iX, Clinac 2100 C/D, Clinac 2300C/D, Clinac 21EX, Clinac 23EX with versions 7, 8, 9 and 6 MV configuration and maximum dose rate of at least 6000 MU/min only. Varian High Energy Linear Accelerator is intended to provide sterotactic radiosurgery and precision radio-therapy for lesions, tumors and conditions anywhere in the body when radiation treatment is indicated
Lot codes and dates
    • Model numbers HCX
    • H14
    • H27
    • H29
  • Serial numbers

    3,411 of 3,411 codes

    • H140001
    • H140152
    • H140724
    • H140791
    • H140857
    • H140924
    • H140985
    • H271272
    • H271729
    • H272009
    • H272180
    • H272353
    • H272819
    • H140011
    • H140201
    • H140725
    • H140792
    • H140858
    • H140925
    • H140986
    • H271276
    • H271755
    • H272014
    • H272181
    • H272354
    • H272820
    • H140018
    • H140202
    • H140727
    • H140793
    • H140859
    • H140926
    • H140987
    • H271293
    • H271759
    • H272015
    • H272187
    • H272359
    • H272822
    • H140025
    • H140203
    • H140728
    • H140795
    • H140860
    • H140927
    • H140988
    • H271308
    • H271762
    • H272016
    • H272188
    • H272362
    • H272824
    • H140026
    • H140204
    • H140729
    • H140796
    • H140861
    • H140928
    • H140989
    • H271330
    Update 11-4-14-16 new installations and serial numbers added.
    • H294985
    • H295779
    • H295949
    • H141042
    • H295715
    • H295925
    • H295958
    • H141026
    • H295716
    • H295859
    • H295966
    • HCX5762
    • H295747
    • H295877
    • H295974
    • HCX5771
    • H294558
    • H296014
    • H294559
    • H296016
    • H295712
    • H296017
    • H295991
    • H296031
Amount recalled
3416

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Trend in reports of unexpected decrease in beam output in C-series High Energy Linear Accelerators for 6MV photon treatment mode.

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 Sep 20, 2018 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:15 PM UTC

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