Z-1403-2008

Primart MX Medical Linear Accelerator, Material Number: 05500371, with control console software versions...

Name: Z-1403-2008 Primart MX Medical Linear Accelerator, Material Number: 05500371, with control console software versions...
Creator: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Published: 2008-01-11
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. / initiated 2008-01-11 / Terminated / root cause: software

FDA source

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc began a recall of Primart MX Medical Linear Accelerator, Material Number: 05500371, with control console software versions 6.5/7.2, 8.0, 9.0 and 9.1, Manufactured by Siemens... on 2008-01-11. The reason FDA records is "Linear accelerator gantry may rotate in an unexpected direction and may cause patient injury on impact". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-1403-2008
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2008-01-11
Posted: 2008-04-02
Terminated: 2011-05-06
Recalling firm: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Product: Primart MX Medical Linear Accelerator, Material Number: 05500371, with control console software versions 6.5/7.2, 8.0, 9.0 and 9.1, Manufactured by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc, Concord, CA
Product code: IYE Accelerator, Linear, Medical
Reason for recall: Linear accelerator gantry may rotate in an unexpected direction and may cause patient injury on impact.
Root cause tag: software
FDA root cause: Software design
Action: This is a mandatory software upgrade for consignees. The firm's representatives have contacted consignees via Urgent Device Notification letters dated February 14, 2008, notifying them of the new update and making arrangements to install it.
Quantity in commerce: 5 units
Distribution: Worldwide-USA including states of AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, DE, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MO, MN, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, and WY and countries of Angola, Australia, Austria,Belgium,Brazil,Canada,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica, Croatia,Cyprus,The Czech Republic,Denmark,DPR of Korea,El Salvador,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,India,Iran,Ireland,Italy,Japan,Jordan,Malaysia,Mexico, The Netherlands,New Zealand,Norway,P.R. China,Pakistan,Peru,Philippines,Poland,Portugal,Republic of Korea,Romania,Russian Fed.Saudi Arabia,Singapore,Slovakia,South Africa,Spain,Sweden,Taiwan,Thailand,Trinidad,Tobago,Turkey, U.A.E.,Ukraine, The United Kingdom, and Venezuela
Product codes and lots: Serial Numbers: 3151 3163 3104 3371 and 3497

Product code IYE

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)