FDA Device

VariSeed 7.1, software application, part number H62, manufactured by Varian Medical Systems. VariSeed 7.1 is a computer based software application for planning and evaluating prostate brachytherapy procedures.

Hazard

Brachytherapy device requires the user to enter radioactive source activity, but software may specify unintended units for activity and lead to overdose in patient treatment.

What You Should Do

Remedy

Varian Medical Systems notified direct account healthcare practitioners/ medical physicists with "Urgent Medical Device Correction/Urgent Field Safety Notice" letters by mail on 01/19/2012. Varian's advisory described how to mitigate user error and the firm's intentions to revise Instructions for Use. Technical Support phone numbers were provided for US and international customers.

Products

VariSeed 7.1, software application, part number H62, manufactured by Varian Medical Systems. VariSeed 7.1 is a computer based software application for planning and evaluating prostate brachytherapy pr
Brand
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
UPC
device is not coded

Units Affected

1377 units