The Recall Desk

Hazard

Wrong Site Treatment recalls

2 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.

What the numbers show

Total
2
Critical
0
Severe
0
Most recent
2022-12-21

Of the 2 wrong site treatment recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 0 (0%) are Severe.

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all wrong site treatment recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.

A recall can carry multiple tags — a Listeria recall might also be tagged ready-to-eat and undeclared-allergen. Use the full-text search if you want to combine hazard tags with brand or category filters.

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  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0472-2023·2022-12-21

    Linear accelerator software addresses potential wrong-site treatment risk

    Siemens linear accelerator systems may allow users to select the wrong treatment site, potentially delivering radiation to the wrong location. The FDA classified this Class II recall affecting 8 units across seven U.S. states.

    Product
    ARTISTE, ONCOR and PRIMUS with syngo RT Therapist with software version 4.3.1 MR3. Material Number: 8162815 Intended Use: Family of linear accelerator systems is to deliver X-Ray photon and electron radiation for the therapeutic treatment of cancer.
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0441-2022·2022-01-05

    Cancer treatment linear accelerator systems recalled for wrong-site dosing risk

    Siemens recalled 13 ARTISTE linear accelerator systems for cancer treatment due to a potential safety issue that could cause radiation to be delivered to the wrong treatment site.

    Product
    ARTISTE with syngo RT Therapist-linear accelerator systems to deliver X-Ray photon and electron radiation for the therapeutic treatment of cancer. Model Number: 8162815
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide