Company: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., HIROSHIMA MACHINERY WORK
Date of Enforcement Report: 8/14/2013
Class ll:
PRODUCT
MHI-TM2000 Linear Accelerator System, Software Version 3.0.0 revision 13 or earlier; Proprietary and Trade Name: MHI-TM2000/ VERO (TM); Common Name: Medical Linear Accelerator. MHI-TM2000 Linear Accelerator System is intended for radiation therapy of lesions, tumors and conditions anywhere in the body where radiation treatment is indicated. Recall Number Z-1931-2013
REASON
Software anomaly: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. became aware of a potential safety issue associated with the VERO (TM) Linear Accelerator System. The VERO (TM) may save treatment delivery record into wrong location under certain conditions.
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., HIROSHIMA MACHINERY WORK, Hiroshima, JP, on 6/21/2013. Voluntary: Firm Initiated recall is ongoing.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
14 (2 in US)
DISTRIBUTION
Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) including states of TX and FL; and countries of: Belgium, Italy, Japan and Korea
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