Events

Recall of NX

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by AGFA HEALTHCARE INC..

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    54094
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-12-23
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Due to a memory issue a warning message about unexpected error and possible incorrect data integrity is shown to the user. a reboot of the workstation computer after having received the warning message prevents the issue from occurring. in one instance the warning instructions were not followed and resulted in the image of one patient being archived in another patient's record.

Device

NX
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 8900 (Lot serial: Software Version NX 3.0.8950)
  • Product Description
    NX 3.0.8950 IMAGE PROCESSING SOFTWARE
  • Manufacturer
    AGFA HEALTHCARE INC.

Manufacturer

AGFA HEALTHCARE INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    MISSISSAUGA
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Agfa-Gevaert NV
  • Source
    HC