CLASS II Device recall · Reported 21 Mar 2018 · FDA Enforcement Report
Proteus 235, Proton Therapy System a medical device recalled
Ion Beam Applications is recalling Proteus 235, Proton Therapy System a medical device designed to produce and delivers a, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 17 Nov 2017 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0938-2018
- FDA event ID
- 79230
- Recalling firm
- Ion Beam Applications, Louvain La Neuve
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 17 Nov 2017
- FDA classified
- 9 Mar 2018
- Reported
- 21 Mar 2018
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- Other Medical Devices
Timeline
| 17 Nov 2017 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 9 Mar 2018 | Classified by FDA | +112 days |
| 21 Mar 2018 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
There is a risk of misalignment of the patient when using treatment plans with multiple isocenters.
Product as listed by the FDA
Proteus 235, Proton Therapy System a medical device designed to produce and delivers a proton beam for the treatment of patients with localized tumors and other conditions susceptible to treatment by radiation.
Where it was distributed
Nationally
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
There is a risk of misalignment of the patient when using treatment plans with multiple isocenters.
Which lots are affected?
PAT.000 (US), PAT.001 (CN), PAT.003 (KR), PAT.006 (US), PAT.107 (EU), PAT.108 (US), PAT.109 (US), PAT.110 (US), PAT.111 (EU), PAT.112 (US), PAT.113 (US), PAT.114 (EU), PAT.115 (EU), SAT.116 (US), SAT.117 (EU), SAT.119 (US), SAT.120 (EU), SAT.122 (EU), SAT.123 (US), SAT.126 (US), SAT.132 (EU), SAT.133 (US), SBF.101 (EU), SBF.105 (US)
Where was it sold?
Nationally
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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