FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Elekta, Inc.: Elekta VBH Head FIX The VBH HeadFIX is intended for positioning and immobilization of the head and neck, stereotactic diagnostic localization and stereotactic radiotherapy of cranial targets.
- Recall number
- Z-0538-2011
- Recalling firm
- Elekta, Inc.
- Product
- Elekta VBH Head FIX The VBH HeadFIX is intended for positioning and immobilization of the head and neck, stereotactic diagnostic localization and stereotactic radiotherapy of cranial targets.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2010-10-14
- Posted
- 2010-12-03
- Terminated
- 2010-12-28
- Reason
- The HeadFIX Baseplate is not screwed down to the adapter to allow to compensate for roll and pitch with the HeadFIX leveling screws of the HeadFIX Baseplate.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Elekta, Inc. sent an Important Notice A343 dated October 14, 2010 to all affected consignees. The Notice identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the consignees. Consignees were instructed constantly monitor the patient before and during the treatment. Check the patient's position after every patient movement (e.g. coughing). Advise all appropriate personnel of the content of the notice place a copy of the Notice In the Important Notice Section of the HeadFix User Manual P10103-108. For questions regarding this recall service.schwabmuenchen@elekta.com
- Quantity
- 34 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA including AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, KY, MI, MS, NY, NC, OK, OR, RI, TN, TX, VA, WA and the country of Canada
- Lot, serial or model codes
- P10103
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K030439"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- IYE
- Firm FEI
- 1037831
- Firm city
- Norcross
- Firm state
- GA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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