ELEKTA AXESSE, REF XRT 2181, XRT 27891; Medical Charged-Particle Radiation Therapy System Accelerator, Linear
- Company
- Elekta, Inc.
- Recall Initiated
- October 25, 2023
- Posted
- December 1, 2023
- Recall Number
- Z-0447-2024
- Quantity
- 47 units
- Firm Location
- Atlanta, GA
Reason for Recall
Elekta has identified that if the microswitch within the middle arm is incorrectly setup, there is a potential for an uncontrolled extension of iViewGT / XVI detector arms. When the detector arm is fully deployed there is no risk of uncontrolled extension.
Distribution
worldwide
Lot / Code Info
UDI/DI N/A, Serial Numbers: 152140, 152617, 152691, 152004, 152683, 152994, 153935, 152620, 152809, 152854, 152867, 152885, 152964, 152974, 153192, 153217, 153527, 152499, 153668, 152519, 153118, 153102, 153204, 153166, 152017, 152112, 152325, 152749, 152754, 152755, 152756, 152860, 153006, 151874, 152538, 152839, 152921, 153149, 153267, 152736, 151793, 151802, 151812, 151960, 152600, 152678, 152838
Root Cause
Under Investigation by firm
Action Taken
Elekta released Field Safety Notice to its consignees on the 10/25/2023 via email. The notice explained the issue, potential risk, and provides information for the safe use of the instrument until Elekta Field Service Representatives can perform the correction.