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Centricity PACS-IW with Universal Viewer Product Usage: The Centricity PACS-IW with Universal Viewer is a picture archiv

FDA device recall Z-2469-2015 · posted 2015-08-27 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm
GE Healthcare
Reason for recall
Images from the Centricity PACS-IW with Universal Viewer and Centricity Universal Viewer may be missing when a system parameter MapRoute is set to a value greater than 1.
Action taken
The firm sent out an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated 8/11/2015 to all affected customers. Letter states that No User activity required. GE Healthcare has completed a remote inspection of your system and found that this system parameter is currently set to the default setting of 1. The firm will correct all affected systems by a providing software update. The letter also states that if the customer has any questions they should call GE Healthcare Service at 1-800-437-1171 or their local service representative.
Root cause
Software design (manufacturing process)
Status
Terminated
Product code
LLZ
Quantity affected
82 systems
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - U.S. nationwide in the states of: AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, HI, ID, NY, PA, SD, TN and TX; France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Northern Ireland (UK), Panama, P
Date initiated
2015-08-11
Date posted
2015-08-27
Date terminated
2017-01-05
Location
Barrington, IL

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