FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Varian Medical Systems Inc: VARiS 1.4G and Vision/SomaVision Radiation Therapy Systems; VARiS versions 6.1.33 and 6.2.19 in conjunction with Eclipse 6.x/Soma Vision 6.x
- Recall number
- Z-0633-03
- Recalling firm
- Varian Medical Systems Inc
- Product
- VARiS 1.4G and Vision/SomaVision Radiation Therapy Systems; VARiS versions 6.1.33 and 6.2.19 in conjunction with Eclipse 6.x/Soma Vision 6.x
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2003-01-31
- Posted
- 2003-03-12
- Terminated
- 2003-09-17
- Reason
- The product has a software problem. This could result in a treatment without a motorized wedge where one had been planned.
- Root cause
- Software design
- Action
- On 1/16/03 and 2/4/03 (2nd notification) the firm initiated the recall and their notification was via letters to inform its consignees about the new VARiS version 6.2.27 release.
- Quantity
- 12 units
- Distribution
- Product was released for distribution to 7 hospitals in the US. Distribution was limited to the following States: CA, MA, NC, SC, PA, and LA. 1 (one) Canadian distribution includes Fraser Valley Cancer Center, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, 13750 96th Ave., Surrey, BC, V3V 1Z2, Canada. Foreign distribution includes Austria, Germany and Finland. The recall was appropriately extended to the user level; i.e., the hospitals/physicians who received the recalled product.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Affected Serial Numbers: 44, 260, 315, 495, 746, 751, 873, 907, 984, 1098, 1131, and 9045
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K001643"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- IYE
- Firm FEI
- 2916710
- Firm city
- Palo Alto
- Firm state
- CA
- 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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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28