Forte Patient Positioning System Software Recalls: Communication Failures During Patient
Forte Automation Systems recalls patient positioning systems with specific software versions due to potential communication failures between the system and accuracy filter during patient procedures.
Lower-risk recall
Communications between the Patient Positioning System and the accuracy filter can periodically fail with no clear indication to the operator.
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What happened, in plain English
Forte Automation Systems is recalling patient positioning systems with software versions 2.3.1 and 2.3.10. These systems may experience communication failures with the accuracy filter during patient procedures, which could affect treatment accuracy. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/73068-forte-patient-positioning-system-software-recalls-communication-failures-during-patient.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/73068-forte-patient-positioning-system-software-recalls-communication-failures-during-patient · Updated September 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2537-2018
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“Forte Patient Positioning System Software Recalls: Communication Failures During Patient.” GovInfoNow, updated September 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/73068-forte-patient-positioning-system-software-recalls-communication-failures-during-patient. Based on FDA recall #Z-2537-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2537-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The system may experience periodic communication failures between the patient positioning system and the accuracy filter without clear warning to the operator. This could lead to inaccuracies in patient positioning during medical procedures.
Who’s affected
Medical facilities using patient positioning systems with the specified software versions are affected. Patients undergoing procedures requiring precise positioning are at risk of potential inaccuracies.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for software versions 2.3.1 or 2.3.10 on the KRC2 controller. The system uses a SCARA robotic arm for patient positioning in medical procedures.
- Brand
Forte Automation Systems- Category
Medical device
What to do — step by step
Check Software Version
Identify the software version on the KRC2 controller to determine if it is 2.3.1 or 2.3.10.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in California.
FDA distribution: “US in the state of California” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: California.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2.6 years after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2537-2018 (September 5, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2537-2018 to see it in context.
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