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SynchroWave Antenna Kit SWST-1415Recalls & reported problems

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. · 15cm Short Tip Antenna and Cooling Circuit · Class 2

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00810563020571), received between May 12, 2021 and May 12, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break1

Patient problems

  • Foreign Body In Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMay 12, 2021Break; Break

    VARIAN REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED "TIP OF THE MICROWAVE ANTENNA BROKE OFF IN THE PATIENT AFTER THE 2ND BURN WAS COMPLETE. DOCTOR DID NOT FEEL ANY RESISTANCE. NOTICED IT WAS BROKEN AFTER REMOVAL." THE TREATMENT WAS COMPLETED. THE EVENT OCCURRED DURING LIVER ABLATION. AS OF (B)(6) 2021: PATIENT STATUS IS STABLE. THE TIP HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED FROM THE PATIENT. NO FURTHER INTERVENTION IS PLANNED AT THIS TIME. THE CUSTOMER HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BEYOND PATIENT STATUS AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

    MAUDE report 11814183 ↗

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