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Z-0389-2022Class II

Treatment applicator for Gulmay Medical 150 or Xstrahl 150 superficial X-ray therapy system

Xstrahl Limited / initiated 2021-08-27 / Terminated / root cause: design

Xstrahl Limited began a recall of Treatment applicator for Gulmay Medical 150 or Xstrahl 150 superficial X-ray therapy system on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Base plate may detach from the main body of the treatment applicator". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0389-2022
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Xstrahl Limited
Product
Treatment applicator for Gulmay Medical 150 or Xstrahl 150 superficial X-ray therapy system
Product code
JAD System, Therapeutic, X-Ray
Reason for recall
Base plate may detach from the main body of the treatment applicator.
Root cause tag
design
FDA root cause
Device Design
Action
The firm notified their consignees by email on 08/27/2021. The notice requested the following actions be taken: Xstrahl Limited are issuing the following inspection advice for all X150 specifical system users. 1. Prior to any clinical exposure the operator of the system should inspect the treatment applicator prior to inserting it into the treatment head of the X150. 2. As part of the daily assurance process the treatment applicators should be inspected. 3. If a treatment applicator is dropped it should be inspected by medical physics to ensure it is not damaged. 4. If the base plate is missing the applicators must be withdrawn from clinical use until it is repaired and accepted by medical physics. 5. In the case of an applicator where the base plate has become detached, review the prescription history for the patients for whom that applicator was prescribed. 6. Please advise Xstrahl Limited if you believe patients have been treated with a base plate missing, with detail of the applicator size and clinical filter, kV and HVL, and we will contact you directly.
Quantity in commerce
120 applicators
Distribution
US and ALGERIA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BULGARIA, CANADA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, DENMARK, FRANCE, GERMANY, HONG KONG, IRELAND, ITALY, KAZAKHSTAN, LATVIA, MALTA, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PANAMA, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, UK, UKRAINE
Product codes and lots
GM0072, GM0077, GM0086, GM0117, GM0131, GM0158, GM0184, GM0189, GM0275, GM0307, GM0338, GM0379, GM0414, GM0469, GM0506

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-0389-2022
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-0389-2022Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated