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Z-2567-2011

XiO Radiation Treatment Planning System, XiO Release 4.3.1 through 4.40.00. Used to create treatment plans...

Elekta Limited / initiated 2008-12-09 / Terminated / root cause: software

Computerized Medical Systems Inc began a recall of XiO Radiation Treatment Planning System, XiO Release 4.3.1 through 4.40.00. Used to create treatment plans for any cancer patient for who external beam... on . The reason FDA records is "XiO Software: Under certain conditions, when the port shape is altered, dose is not recalculated. The port-change flag is not being set correctly when the port shape is regenerated. The dose distribution will not match...". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-2567-2011
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Elekta Limited
Product
XiO Radiation Treatment Planning System, XiO Release 4.3.1 through 4.40.00. Used to create treatment plans for any cancer patient for who external beam radiation therapy or brachytherapy has been prescribed.
Product code
MUJ System, Planning, Radiation Therapy Treatment
Reason for recall
XiO Software: Under certain conditions, when the port shape is altered, dose is not recalculated. The port-change flag is not being set correctly when the port shape is regenerated. The dose distribution will not match the blocking displayed and the mis-match might not be obvious. Monitor Unit calculations will also be based on an incorrect dose distribution. This problem has existed since Re
Root cause tag
software
FDA root cause
Software design
Action
Computerized Medical Systems, Inc. sent a "XiO CUSTOMER ADVISORY" letter dated December 8, 2008 to all affected customers. The advisory describes the product, problem, and the actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to set the prompt to "Yes" to avoid the problem from occurring according to written instructions provided in the advisory. This problem has existed since Release 4.3.1 and is expected to be resolved with XiO Release 4.50.00. Questions should be directed to the manufacturer's representative at 408-830-8023.
Quantity in commerce
784
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution-- USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and countries of Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.
Product codes and lots
XiO Release 4.3.1 through 4.40.00. All lot or serial numbers.