The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0482-2021·Announced 2020-12-02

ViewRay MRIdian Linac System Recalled for Potential Burn Injury Risk

Viewray, Inc. is recalling 35 ViewRay MRIdian Linac Systems because receive coil components may reach elevated temperatures, posing a risk of burn injury to patients or users.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (burn injury) where no specific injuries or illnesses have been reported in the source text, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Viewray, Inc. is recalling 35 units of the ViewRay MRIdian Linac System, Model No. 20000. This medical device is intended to provide stereotactic radiosurgery and precision radiotherapy for lesions, tumors, and conditions anywhere in the body where radiation treatment is indicated.

The recall is due to a potential safety hazard where components of the receive coil can reach elevated temperatures. This condition has the potential to cause a burn injury to the patient or user.

The affected units were distributed worldwide, including nationwide in the United States to the states of California, New York, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Oregon, and Wisconsin, as well as to France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, the Netherlands, Israel, and Denmark. All lots and serial numbers are affected. Consumers and healthcare providers should contact Viewray, Inc. for further instructions on how to proceed with the recall.

The recalled product

Product
ViewRay MRIdian Linac System: Model No. 20000, CE, Rated Supply Voltage - 380/480 VAC, 3 - Frequency Range (Hertz) - 50/60 Hz, Rated Input in Amperes - 210 A, UDI. The MRIdian system and the MRIdian Linac system, with magnetic resonance imaging capabilities, is intended to…
Manufacturer
Viewray, Inc.
Category
Medical Device — Radiation Therapy Equipment
Hazard
Affected units
35

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Lot numbers (1)

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Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 8 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Viewray, Inc. under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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