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ARTISTE MV System Model #8139789 with Digital LINAC Systems Control Console Software Versions 6, 7, 9, 13

Z-1677-2020

February 18, 2020

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Event
Event 85161
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
1012
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1677-2020

Official wording

Reason: Potential safety issue with the dose monitoring system safety interlocks which could result in a 10-20% overdose of radiation therapy.

Code information: Serial Numbers 5350, 5410, 5419, 5481, 5500, 5488, 5532, 5540, 5548, 5572, 5590, 5601, 5630, 5640, 5657, 5699, 5707, 5737, 5743, 5748, 5755, 5784, 5823, 5843, 5844, 5851, 5899, 5833, 5894, 5830

Distribution pattern: Worldwide distribution. US consignees in the following states: Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Potential safety issue with the dose monitoring system safety interlocks which could result in a 10-20% overdose of radiation therapy.