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MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., HIROSHIMA MACHINERY WORK: VERO MHI-TM2000 Linear Accelerator System --- Common Name: Medical Linear Accelerator MHI-TM2000 Linear Accelerator System is intended for radiation therapy of lesions, tumors and conditions anywhere in the body where radiation treatment is indicated.

Recall number
Z-1308-2016
Recalling firm
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., HIROSHIMA MACHINERY WORK
Product
VERO MHI-TM2000 Linear Accelerator System --- Common Name: Medical Linear Accelerator MHI-TM2000 Linear Accelerator System is intended for radiation therapy of lesions, tumors and conditions anywhere in the body where radiation treatment is indicated.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2016-03-07
Posted
2016-03-31
Terminated
2017-04-20
Reason
In rare cases the VERO/MHI-TM2000 Operator Console could set an incorrect Gantry angle for the first beam of an IMRT treatment if certain specific conditions are met. If Gantry angle for the first beam of IMRT is incorrectly set and if nobody is aware of it, an erroneous treatment would be given to the patient.
Root cause
Software design
Action
A Field Safety Notice dated March 2, 2016, was sent to all affected customers via e-mail on March 7, 2016. The Field Safety Notice informed users of the problem and provided a safe workaround until corrected software is available. The correction will be free of charge and a Customer Service Representative will contact all affected customers to schedule its installation. Customers with questions were advised to contact their Customer Service Representative.
Quantity
25 Worldwide, US: 4 units
Distribution
Nationwide Distribution including New York, Texas, Florida, and Ohio
Lot, serial or model codes
Software version 3.5.8, 3.5.2 and lower; Serial Numbers: 201902, 203901, 203919, 203924
510(k) numbers
["K072047","K122450","K152867"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
IYE
Firm FEI
3006942329
Firm city
HIROSHIMA
Firm state
4-CHOME KAN-ON-SHIN-MACHI
Firm country
Japan

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
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device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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Published
2026-09-28
Read
2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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