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Event 71056

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
April 21, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Hitachi America, Ltd., Power Systems Division

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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PROBEAT WITH DISCRETE SPOT SCANNING SYSTEM Product Usage: Hitachi PROBEAT with DSSS is a medical device designed to produce and deliver a proton beam for the treatment of patients with localized tumors and other conditions susceptible to treatment by radiation.

Z-1838-2015
Recall number
Z-1838-2015
Initiated
April 21, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
3

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
At a PROBEAT III site installed in Japan, the operator of the system found that the radiation was delivered inconsistent with the treatment plan and stopped the irradiation. The irradiation control system may be potentially affected when rebooting a part of the control system.

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Reason for recall

At a PROBEAT III site installed in Japan, the operator of the system found that the radiation was delivered inconsistent with the treatment plan and stopped the irradiation. The irradiation control system may be potentially affected when rebooting a part of the control system.

Code information

No serial number or lot code. Each system is designed for a specific facility therefore no codes are needed for traceability

Distribution pattern

Distribution in US (Texas) and Japan

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