This white paper provides an update of the proposed revisions to EU medical device regulation as of April 2014. BSI WP EU RegulationsRead More

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Lucille Ferus a Partner at SoftwareCPR provided training to the Tawian FDA on US and international medical device software regulation in April. We continue to see increased focus on software regulation in countries outside the US..Read More

Company: Baxter Healthcare CorporationDate of Enforcement Report:2/7/2014 Class I: PRODUCT Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pumps with Master Drug Library Model No. 35700BAX and 35700ABB Affected products were manufactured from July 1, 2005 through January 15, 2014 and distributed from February 20, 2013 through January 15, 2014. Use: Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pumps with Master Drug Library are...Read More

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Company: RAYSEARCH LABORATORIES AB. Date of Enforcement Report 4/30/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT RaySearch Ray Station Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning System, Stand-alone software. Versions 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0. Recall Number Z-1481-2014 REASON RaySearch Laboratories has recalled “RaySearch Ray Station 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0” software due to dose miscalculations for bolus/external/fixation support structures...Read More

Company: Philips Medical Systems, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report 4/30/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Philips MDC PACS R2.X / IntelliSpace PACS DCX R3.1 software, software application that is used for receiving, managing, archiving, distributing and recording medical images onto portable digital media (including but not limited to Compact Disk and DVD). The MDC PACS/IntelliSpace PACS DCX...Read More

Company: Boston Scientific Corporation Date of Enforcement Report 4/30/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT iLab Ultrasound Imaging System; iLab 3.0 (Polaris 1.0) software. Used for ultrasound examinations of intravascular pathology. Recall Number Z-1487-2014 REASON Specific iLab Ultrasound Imaging Systems using newest 3.0 (Polaris 1.0) software change the pullback speed from the default setting of 0.5 mm/sec to...Read More

Company: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Date of Enforcement Report 4/30/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT VITROS Chemistry Products CDM PROM (Calibration Data Module) No. 0168, Catalog Number/REF 199 9077, used in conjunction with: VITROS Chemistry Products CRSC DT Slides, Generation (GEN) 82, REF 6802721, and VITROS DT Calibrator Kit, Product Code 1957924, and tested on the VITROS DT60/DT60 II...Read More

Company:Ion Beam Applications S.A Date of Enforcement Report 4/30/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Proteus 235 Proton Therapy System Legacy Software version 7.2.7 and higher, models 110, 112, 113, and 116. Proton therapy Recall Number Z-1492-2014 REASON Internal testing of the Proteus 235 Proton Therapy System revealed incorrect dose rate calculation in case of beam line option...Read More

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SaMD. Standalone Medical Devices. Do you have SaMD or software systems that might be classified as medical devices, even if FDA has chosen not to regulate them? Do you know the features that might trigger medical device classification? Whether regulated or not, a well developed and sufficiently documented risk analysis and management plan is essential...Read More

Company: Philips Medical Systems, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report 4/16/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Philips HeartStart XL+ Defibrillator/Monitor with system software version B.00.00 or B.00.01 installed Model: 861290, automatic external defibrillator. Recall Number Z-1438-2014 REASON Software communication failure may occur on the HeartStart XL+ locking the user out of clinical mode and possibly causing a delay...Read More

Company RAYSEARCH LABORATORIES AB.Date of Enforcement Report:4/9/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT RaySearch Ray Station, Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning System, Stand-alone software.Recall Number Z-1308-2014 REASON RaySearch Laboratories has recalled RaySearch Ray Station 4.0 software due to clinical dose calculation errors during radiation therapy. RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER RAYSEARCH LABORATORIES AB, Stockholm, Sweden on.2/6/2014. Voluntary: Firm Initiated recall is ongoing....Read More

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Company: Philips Medical Systems, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report 4/9/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Pinnacle3 Radiation Therapy Planning (RTP) System, software version 9.0. Recall Number Z-1312-2014 REASON Philips Medical Systems have recently determined that a software nonconformance can cause incorrect beam geometry. This issue affects Pinnacle3 Radiation Therapy Planning (RTP) System, software version 9.0 manufactured from...Read More

Company RAYSEARCH LABORATORIES AB.Date of Enforcement Report:4/9/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT RayStation Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning System, models 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0; a software system designed for treatment planning and analysis of radiation therapy. Recall Number Z-1307-2014 REASON Potential for dose errors due to software program errors.. RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER RAYSEARCH LABORATORIES AB, Stockholm, Sweden on.2/6/2014....Read More

Company ZOLL Medical Corporation.Date of Enforcement Report:4/9/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Zoll Medical X Series, PropaqMD, PropaqM Defibrillator/Pacemaker/Monitor With System Software Version 02.10.02.00 or Higher, automated external defibrillator. Recall Number Z-1311-2014 REASON Defibrillator/Pacemaker/Monitor May Latch in a Continuous Device Reset Loop and cannot be used RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ZOLL Medical Corporation, Chelmsford, MA on.3/52014. Voluntary: Firm Initiated...Read More

Company Spacelabs Healthcare, Llc.Date of Enforcement Report:4/9/2014 Class lII: PRODUCT TDWorkstation version 11.01.A or higher. TDWorkstation receives patient results from a connected instrument and sends them to a Laboratory Information System (LIS). Recall Number Z-1310-2014 REASON If a conflict occurs between a Demography Query and a Result Transmission by the instrument, the TDWorkstation could send...Read More

Company:Elekta, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report:4/92/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Integrity 1.1. Integrity is the interface and control software for the Elekta range of medical digital linear accelerators and is intended to assist a licensed practitioner in the delivery of radiation to defined target volumes. Recall Number Z-1322-2014 REASON The problem is that the “static tolerances” from...Read More

The Director, Office of Policy and Planning, of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology provided an overview presentation on ONC’s perspective on the FDASIA draft report. The slides are at the following link: FDASIA-HITDraftReportOverview0414 As with all presentations SoftwareCPR reminds readers to refer to the actual source documentation, in this case the...Read More

The FDA released its anticpated draft report on regulation of Health IT. This report includes a risk-based regulatory framework for health information technology (health IT) that is a step towards clarifying what software will be actively regulated by FDA. The report was developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in coordination with the Health...Read More

Company Spacelabs Healthcare, Llc.Date of Enforcement Report:4/2/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Spacelabs Healthcare G2 Clinical Access Mislabeled CDs for PN: 063-1829-11 Rev A and Update Kit, PN: 040-1565-10. Used for installing ICS G2 Clinical Access software onto hospital personal computers. Recall Number Z-1273-201 REASON Spacelabs has voluntarily recalled G2 Clinical Access Software CD because the programs...Read More

Company Velocity Medical Solutions, LLC.Date of Enforcement Report:4/2/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT DICOM Export Format for Sum Dose with Velocity v3.0.0. A stand-alone software product that provides the oncology care specialists (physicians, physicists, dosimetrists, etc.) a means for comparison of medical imaging data from multiple DICOM conformant imaging modality sources. It allows the display, annotating, volume...Read More

Company Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report:4/2/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT D-10″ Hemoglobin Testing System, Model number: 220-0220 Manufactured by: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 4000 Alfred Nobel Drive Hercules, CA 94545 The D-10 Hemoglobin Testing System is a single module designed for hemoglobin analysis in mid-volume laboratories. The D-10 is a fully integrated system for sample dilution,...Read More

The Wall Street Journal reports that “the top federal auto-safety regulator will defend his agency before Congress on Tuesday, telling lawmakers that General Motors had “critical information” that would have helped it identify a defect earlier in the Chevrolet Cobalt and other vehicles and might have changed the agency?s course in investigating the problems.In prepared...Read More

Company: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.. Date of Enforcement Report:3/26/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT syngo Dynamics Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). Model numbers 10091804, 10091805, 10091806, 10091807, 10091673 Recall Number Z-1216-2014 REASON Potential patient data mixup. Improper error handling could allow for two different patients to be displayed in syngo Dynamics. Images shown for one patient...Read More

Company: Philips Medical Systems, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report 3/262014 Class lI: PRODUCT Philips Model EPIQ 5 Ultrasound System. Intended for diagnostic ultrasound imaging and fluid flow analysis. Catalogue numbers 795200 / 795201 / 795202 / 795204 / 795205 / 795206 EPIQ is intended for diagnostic ultrasound imaging and fluid flow analysis. The collection of...Read More

AAMI TIR50: 2014 “Post-market surveillance of use error management” addresses use error detection for medical devices from the clinical, manufacturer, patient, user, and regulatory perspective. The goal is to provide guidance on how these individuals can best collect, assess, and leverage post-market use error data to mitigate product risk, and to improve product safety and...Read More

Company Medical Information Technology, Inc..Date of Enforcement Report:3/26/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT MEDITECH Microbiology; Client Server Releases 5.6, 5.65, 5.66, 5.67, 6.0, 6.05, 6.07, 6.1, 6.13 and 6.14. Integrates requisition, specimen processing, and patient information with data in the healthcare information system (HCIS). Recall Number Z-1234-2014 REASON Potential for erroneous result reporting.. RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Medical Information...Read More

Company: GE Healthcare LLC Date of Enforcement Report:3/26/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT GE Healthcare Optima CT580/Discovery CT590RT scanners running software version 13BW16.3. The Discovery CT 590 RT and Optima CT 580 series of Computed Tomography systems are intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of XRay transmission data taken at different angles...Read More

In a new draft guidance (for electrosurgical devices but in our opinion representative of information needed for other devices) FDA stated that cybersecuirty information including but not limited to the following should be provided: Confidentiality assures that no unauthorized users have access to the information. Integrity is the assurance that the information is correct –...Read More

In a new draft guidance (for electrosurgical devices; but in our opinion representative of information needed for other devices) FDA stated that cybersecurity information including but not limited to the following should be provided: Confidentiality assures that no unauthorized users have access to the information. Integrity is the assurance that the information is correct –...Read More

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The link provided is to a white paper prepared by Northwest Cadence regarding use of Microsoft Visual Studio to aid in compliance with FDA requirements. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Compliance with Visual Studio 2010Read More

Company:Elekta, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report:3/19/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT XiO RPT System The XiO RTP System is used to create treatment plans for any cancer patient for whom external beam radiation therapy or brachytherapy has been prescribed. The system will calculate and display, both on screen and in hard-copy, either two or three dimensional radiation dose...Read More

Company: GE Healthcare LLC Date of Enforcement Report:3/19/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT The Innova 3131IQ (3131-IQ) and 2121 IQ (2121-IQ) biplane systems are indicated for use in generating fluoroscopic images of human anatomy for vascular angiography, diagnostic and interventional procedures, and optionally, rotational angiography procedures. They are also indicated for generating fluoroscopic images of human anatomy...Read More

Company: Philips Medical Systems, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report 3/19/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator Models: M3535A and M3536A with Q-CPR Meter Option B08 The HeartStart MRx is for use for the termination of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. The device is for use by qualified medical personnel trained in the operation of...Read More

Company:Elekta, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report:3/19/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT RetCam 3, RetCam Portable and RetCam Shuttle; manufactured by Clarity Medical Systems, Inc.; Pleasanton, CA 94588. General ophthalmic imaging including retinal, corneal and external imaging. RetCam 3, RetCam Portable and RetCam Shuttle; manufactured by Clarity Medical Systems, Inc.; Pleasanton, CA 94588. General ophthalmic imaging including retinal, corneal...Read More

CompanyHoriba Instruments, Inc dba Horiba Medical.Date of Enforcement Report:3/19/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Device Name: ABX PENTRA ML Model/Part #(s): A11A01652 Lot/Serial #(s): N/A Software Version(s): All versions are subject to this correction. Product Usage: The ABX PENTRA ML is a software data management system intended for use on ABX Hematology Analyzers.Recall Number Z-1173-2014 REASON HORIBA...Read More

Company:McKesson Technologies,.Date of Enforcement Report:3/15/2014 Class I: PRODUCT McKesson Anesthesia Care Use: The device is a computer-based system which collects, processes, and records data both through manual entry and from monitors which are attached to patients, such as in an operating room environment. The system provides clinical decision support by communicating potential adverse drug event...Read More

Company:Elekta, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report:3/12/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Integrity. Version 1.1 of the Integrity interface and control software for the Elekta range of medical digital linear accelerators. Recall Number Z-1083-2014 REASON During the treatment table, gantry, and collimator calibration procedures, it is possible to type incorrect values or invert a value. RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Elekta Inc.,...Read More

Company: GE Healthcare LLC Date of Enforcement Report:3/12/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT GE Healthcare Solar 8000M and Solar 8000i Patient Monitor software version 5.4, 5.5, or 5.6 with the Automatic-View-On- Alarm (AVOA) feature enabled. The Solar 8000i with Patient Data Module / Transport Pro with Patient Data Module is intended for use under the direct supervision...Read More

Company:Elekta, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report:3/12/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT TSX-301C Aquilion One (Vision Edition) Computed Tomography X-Ray System. Recall Number Z-0972-2014 REASON Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. initiated this recall due to the failure of the parts used in the X-ray high-voltage generator. In some cases, X-ray exposure cannot be performed. RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Elekta Inc., Atlanta...Read More

Company:Elekta, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report:3/12/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT 1. Agility. Version 3.0 of the Integrity interface and control software for the Elekta range of medical digital linear accelerators which is associated with Agility collimators. Recall Number Z-1084-2014 2. Agility. Version 3.1 of the Integrity interface and control software for the Elekta range of medical digital...Read More

Company:Elekta, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report:3/12/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT RT Desktop The EOS RT Desktop, as with the predicate SL/SLi Series user interface, is intended to be used as the user interface for the SL/SLi Series Linear Accelerators that are used for the radiation therapy treatments of malignant neoplastic diseases, as determined by a licensed medical...Read More

Company: GE Healthcare LLC Date of Enforcement Report:3/12/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT GE Healthcare, Model Number/ Description: 5342114 GSI Viewer 1.10 on AW VolumeShare 4 (AW 4.5); 5342114-2 GSI Viewer 1.10 on AW VolumeShare 4 (AW 4.5); 5342114-3 GSI Viewer 1.10 on AW VolumeShare 4 (AW 4.5); 5342114-4 GSI Viewer 1.11 on AW VolumeShare 4 (AW...Read More

Company:Toshiba American Medical Systems IncDate of Enforcement Report:3/12/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT TSX-101A Aquilion 32/64 ONE Computed Tomography X-Ray System; TXS-101/R Aquilion RXL Computed Tomography X-Ray System; TSX-301A Aquilion One Computed Tomography X-Ray System; TSX-301B Aquilion Premium Computed Tomography X-Ray System; TSX-302A Aquilion Prime Computed Tomography X-Ray System. This device is indicated to acquire and display...Read More

In SoftwareCPR’s opinion, a somewhat unique, very well conceived, and well designed tool for the specialized craft of risk analysis as well as safety assurance cases.  The tool is very configurable, allowing customized structures for your own methods.  The ability to view data from an FMEA, FTA, or table view saves valuable time during creation...Read More

There is a new draft for vote of ISO 13485 Medical Devices – Quality Management systems – requirements for regulatory purposes. This version updates the references to ISO 9001 to the 2008 version. Some new requirements include: A requirement for a risk management process has been added in the product realization phase and ISO 14971...Read More