Medical Linear Accelerator — Class II medical device recall Z-2721-2016
Terminated recall by Elekta, Inc., reported 2016-09-14, distributed in AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, KY, MI, MN…. There have been instances in hospitals where the joint between the drive gear and the gantry base drive wheel
| Recall number | Z-2721-2016 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Elekta, Inc., Atlanta, GA, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2016-07-08 |
| Classified | 2016-09-02 |
| Reported by FDA | 2016-09-14 |
| Terminated | 2017-11-24 |
| Distributed | AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, KY, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TX, WA, WV |
| Countries outside the US | AR, AT, AU, BD, BE, BG, BR, CN, CZ, DE, DK, EG, ES, FR, GB, GR, HK, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IR, IT, JO, JP, KR, LB, MA, MX, NG, NL, NO, PA, PE, PH, PK, PT, RS, SE, SI, TH, TR, TW, VE, VN, ZA |
| Quantity | 553 |
Product
Medical Linear Accelerator
Reason for recall
There have been instances in hospitals where the joint between the drive gear and the gantry base drive wheel has become loose, leading to fatigue failure of some of the securing bolts.
Machine access
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