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FDA recall, , Moderate risk

Leksell Gamma Knife

The Leksell Gamma Knife has an adapter that may not be properly aligned or locked in place.

What happened

Elekta, Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia, recalled the Leksell Gamma Knife radiosurgery system, including the Elekta Esprit, Icon, and Perfexion models, because the adapter may not be properly aligned or locked in place. The recall began on February 18, 2026, and was added to the FDA's Enforcement Report on March 19, 2026, with distribution worldwide, including nationwide in the United States.

What to do

We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for medical device recalls:

  1. A device recall doesn't always mean you must stop using it: it may need to be checked, adjusted or fixed.
  2. Talk to your health care provider before you stop using it.

Is yours affected?

Affected if its UDI-DI is listed.

A UDI-DI is the device identifier printed with the barcode on the device label.

  1. Leksell Gamma Knife

    UDI-DI
    • 07340048303019
    • 30002718
    • 30002934
    • 30000655
    • 30001910
    • 30000732
    • 30001270
    • 30001527
    • 30000722
    • 30001107
    • 30003042
    • 30000346
    • 30004796
    • 30000269
    • 30002079
    • 07340048305587
    • 30004749
    • 30004694
    • 30000718
    • 30004889
    • 30005412
    • 30004236
    • 30002968
    • 30000736
    • 30005910
    • 30004024
    • 30006128
    • 30004887
    • 30006248
    • 30000656
    • 30000333
    • 30001254
    • 30005199
    • 30001255
    • 30001751
    • 30004975
    • 30003654
    • 30004895
    • 30000767
    • 30002955
    • 30007880
    • 30007230
    • 30002346
    • 30000118
    • 07340201501139
    • 30008463
    • 30004455
    • 30006645
    • 30002563
    • 30006828
    • 30002306
    • 30006511
    • 30008296
    • 30005168
    • 30002888
    • 30001913
    • 30003406
    • 30000171
    • 30006566

Recall details

Company began the recall
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Worldwide - U.S. Nationwide distribution including in the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, PR, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. The countries of Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Serbia, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.

Company
Elekta, Inc.Atlanta, Georgia
Risk

Moderate risk

Using it may cause short-term health problems, or ones that treatment can reverse. Serious harm is unlikely.

FDA Class II recall · How risk is rated

Event ID
98443
Recall number
Z-1581-2026

All recalls from Elekta, Inc.

Timeline

FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.

  1. Company began the recall

  2. Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA

  3. In FDA's weekly enforcement report

  4. Listed on Recall Canary

  5. Summary updated

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 2, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (opens in a new tab)