Recall Register

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

Class II FDA enforcement event 85161. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

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

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

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc started this device recall on 18 Feb 2020. The firm address in the FDA record is in Malvern, PA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 85161 has 4 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 15 Apr 2020. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 9 Feb 2021.

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.

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Worldwide distribution. US consignees in the following states: Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan,…

Recalling firm

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc, Malvern, PA.

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

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

Products

4 product records in the event.

FDA event 85161: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-1677-2020ARTISTE MV System Model #8139789 with Digital LINAC Systems Control Console Software Versions 6, 7, 9, 131012Class IITerminated15 Apr 2020
Z-1678-2020MEVATRON M2/Primus Mid-Energy Model #01940035, MEVATRON PRIMART #05500371, MEVATRON KD-2 #08515520, MEVATRON KD2 #01940753, MEVATRON M-2 6740 #09401506, MEVATRON MD-2 #09401654, MEVATRON MDX-2 #09401746 with Digital LINAC Systems Control Console Software Versions 6, 7, 9, 131012Class IITerminated15 Apr 2020
Z-1679-2020ONCOR Avante Garde #5863472, ONCOR Expression #7360717, ONCOR Impression #5857920, ONCOR Impression Plus #5857912 with Digital LINAC Systems Control Console Software Versions 6, 7, 9, 131012Class IITerminated15 Apr 2020
Z-1680-2020PRIMUS HI #04504200 with Digital LINAC Systems Control Console Software Versions 6, 7, 9, 13230,001Class IITerminated15 Apr 2020

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

The event in context

Device events that started in 2020
916
Share of these events in Class II
93%
Product records in this event
4Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register
400

Other events of the firm

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 85161. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/85161/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .

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. US consignees in the following states: Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan,…
What quantity of product is in FDA event 85161?
The event has 4 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 1012
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2020 have the same class?
93% of the 916 device events that started in 2020 are in Class II.