Brainlab AG: Medical Device Recall in 2014 - (Recall #: Z-1707-2014)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2014.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

ExacTrac 5.5, an Image Processing System used for patient positioning for radiation therapy or radiosurgery.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: April 15, 2014

Date Posted: June 11, 2014

Recall Number: Z-1707-2014

Event ID: 67926

Reason for Recall:

When using a specific plan update workflow in combination with a non-Brainlab treatment planning system (TPS), there is a possibility in ExacTrac 5.5.5 to generate an unintended blend of two initially separate plans of the same patient.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 40 systems (worldwide)

Code Information:

ExacTrac software version 5.5.5 is included in the following model / catalog numbers: 1) 20818B ET SOFTWARE 5.5.5; 2) 20820 ET SOFTWARE UPDATE 5.0 TO 5.5; 3) 49905D EXACTRAC COMPLETE SYSTEM UPG 3.X TO 5.5; 4) 49908C EXACTRAC SOFTWARE UPGRADE 3.X TO 5.5; 5) 49909A EXACTRAC SOFTWARE UPGRADE 4.X TO 5.5; 6) 49918 ET SOFTWARE UPDATE 5.5.X TO 5.5.5; 7) 49919 ET SOFTWARE UPDATE 5.0.X TO 5.5.5; 8) 49660A ET INFRARED SOFTWARE 5.5.5; 9) 49961 ET DATA PREP/REVIEW SYSTEM; 10) 49986 ET SYSTEM UPGRADE 3.X TO 5.5 NEW VAULT; 11) 49987 ET SYSTEM UPGRADE 4.X TO 5.5 NEW VAULT; 12) 49988 ET SYSTEM UPGRADE 4.X TO 5.5 SAME VAULT; 13) 49989 ET SYSTEM UPGRADE 5.0 TO 5.5 NEW VAULT; 14) 49990 ET SYSTEM UPGRADE 5.0 TO 5.5 SAME VAULT; 15) 49991 ET SYSTEM UPGRADE 5.5 TO 5.5 NEW VAULT

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of AZ, AR, CA, FL, KY, MA, NE, NY, TN, TX and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Finland, India, Japan, Netherlands, Oman, Russia, and Taiwan

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated