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Z-2407-2011

XiO Radiation Treatment Planning System, XiO Release 4.50.00 and above Used to create treatment plans for any...

Elekta Limited / initiated 2010-05-27 / Terminated / root cause: software

Computerized Medical Systems Inc began a recall of XiO Radiation Treatment Planning System, XiO Release 4.50.00 and above Used to create treatment plans for any cancer patient for who external beam radiation... on . The reason FDA records is "XiO Software: For a specific clinical setup, the MLC leaf positions on the exported DRR images might not match the MLC leaf positions displayed in XiO". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-2407-2011
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Elekta Limited
Product
XiO Radiation Treatment Planning System, XiO Release 4.50.00 and above 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: For a specific clinical setup, the MLC leaf positions on the exported DRR images might not match the MLC leaf positions displayed in XiO.
Root cause tag
software
FDA root cause
Software design
Action
The firm, Elekta, issued an "important Safety Notice" undated, to its customers. The notice indicates the problem and the clinical impact. There is no reasonable workaround for this issue. The notice states a future XiO Release will resolve the issue and the customers will be notified when this solution is available. A return postcard was included with the mailing to verify consignee received the notice. For sites not returning the postcard within one month, the recalling firm will contact them via phone or email to confirm receipt of the notice. The customers were instructed to distribute this notice to any and all users of the CMS software at their organization who are potentially affected by this issue. If you have any questions, please call 314-993-0003 or 800-878-4267.
Quantity in commerce
415
Distribution
Nationwide distribution, including Puerto Rico, to medical facilities. Distribution was also made to Military and Government consignees. Foreign distribution was made to Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and United Kingdom.
Product codes and lots
XiO Release 4.50.00 and above