Device recall: Varian brand ARIA Radiation Oncology, ARIA Oncology Information System Radiation Oncology, Import Export Application…

Class II FDA enforcement event 63713. Recall start date: 5 Nov 2012. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 3 Mar 2014.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Varian Medical Systems has identified an anomaly with the ARIA Oncology Information System Radiation Oncology [ARIA RO] DICOM import/export functionality where a 360 degree arc field may convert to static field during DICOM export or import.

Class II, in the words of FDA

a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Oncology Systems started this device recall on 5 Nov 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in Palo Alto, CA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 63713 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 26 Dec 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 3 Mar 2014.

FDA enforcement report The 1 product record

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Worldwide Distribution

Recalling firm

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Oncology Systems, Palo Alto, CA.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

1 product record in the event.

FDA event 63713: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
Z-0531-2013	Varian brand ARIA Radiation Oncology, ARIA Oncology Information System Radiation Oncology, Import Export Application, Model Number: HIT, Affected Versions: ARIA version 11.0 below 11.0.55, Build 11.0.28 and 11.0.34, Reference/FSCA Identifier: CP-09798; Product is manufactured and distributed by Varian Medical Systems…	264 units	Class II	Terminated	26 Dec 2012

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2012: 823
Share of these events in Class II: 88%
Product records in this event: 1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 9

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Oncology Systems
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
26 Mar 2013	Varian brand RPM Respiratory Gating System, RPM Gating v1.7.5 with 3D Option, Model Number: HS2 Product Usage: The RPM d	Device	Class II	1
28 Jan 2013	Varian Eclipse Treatment Planning System for Radiotherapy; Model Number: H48. In addition, the Eclipse Proton Eye algori	Device	Class II	1
24 Sep 2012	ARIA Radiation Oncology, Version 11. Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA. The ARIA Radiation Oncology product is a tre	Device	Class II	1
17 Aug 2012	Varian brand Eclipse Treatment Planning System, Model Number: H48; Eclipse 8.9 and 10.0 Reference/FSCA Identifier: CP-08	Device	Class II	1
14 Aug 2012	Varian brand Clinac, Trilogy, Novalis Tx, Unique, linear accelerators; Model Number: H14, H18, H29, Reference/FSCA Ident	Device	Class II	1
2 Jul 2012	Varian brand Varian ARIA Oncology Information System, Import Export application, v 11.0; Reference/FSCA Identifier: CP-0	Device	Class II	1
18 Jun 2012	Varian brand Varian Eclipse Treatment Planning System for radiotherapy; Model Number: H48; Product is manufactured and d	Device	Class II	1
31 May 2011	Varian High Energy Clinacs, High Energy Accelerator, Radiation Treatment System, Model Numbers: H14, H27, H29, HCX. Prod	Device	Class II	1

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Oncology Systems: all 9 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report Z-0531-2013The FDA record of the first product of this event.
FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 63713. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/63713/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: openFDA device enforcement reports
Licence: CC0 1.0
Export date: 28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register: 23 Sep 2026

FDA has one record for each product. This site puts the records with the same event number on one page. The class of the event is the highest class of its records. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Where was the product distributed?: The FDA record gives this distribution: Worldwide Distribution
What quantity of product is in FDA event 63713?: The FDA record gives this quantity: 264 units
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2012 have the same class?: 88% of the 823 device events that started in 2012 are in Class II.