FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Ion Beam Applications S.A.: Proteus 235, Universal Nozzle with snout 300x400; PBS dedicated nozzle with snout XL Product Usage: Device is designed to produce and deliver proton beam for the treatment of patients with localized tumors and other conditions susceptible to treatment by radiation. The PTS may include a fixed small beam treatment room dedicated to the treatment of patients with localized tumors and other conditions susceptible to treatment by radiation localized to the head and neck.
- Recall number
- Z-2470-2018
- Recalling firm
- Ion Beam Applications S.A.
- Product
- Proteus 235, Universal Nozzle with snout 300x400; PBS dedicated nozzle with snout XL Product Usage: Device is designed to produce and deliver proton beam for the treatment of patients with localized tumors and other conditions susceptible to treatment by radiation. The PTS may include a fixed small beam treatment room dedicated to the treatment of patients with localized tumors and other conditions susceptible to treatment by radiation localized to the head and neck.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2018-06-27
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2020-05-20
- Reason
- Gantry rotation or proton irradiation can be allowed even if apertures or accessories are not correctly positioned in snout 300x400 or snout XL. This can lead to risk of crushing for patient and/or user, and risk of mistreatment for the patient.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- Recall was initiated on 6/27/18. Firm plans to provide the Urgent Medical Device Correction notifications to IBA site managers present on customer sites. The site managers will deliver the notification to customers by hand or email. The recall letter alerts users to the potential issue and instructs users to verify that apertures and accessories are fully inserted with both sides in the guide. The firm plans to deploy a solution on or before May 31, 2019, that will prevent occurrences of the issue.
- Quantity
- 14
- Distribution
- US Nationwide Distribution in the states of FL, VA, PA, OK, NJ, WA, and TX.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- PAT.003, PAT.006, PAT.107, PAT.108, PAT.109, PAT.110, PAT.111, PAT.113, PAT.114, PAT.115, PAT.116, PAT.120, PAT.126, and PAT.132.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K060695"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LHN
- Firm FEI
- 3000256071
- Firm city
- Louvain-la-neuve
- Firm state
- not on file
- Firm country
- Belgium
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
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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- 2026-10-06
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