Recall of InteleradPACS

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Intelerad Medical Systems Incorporated.

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
    22058
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-10-03
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Pharmaceutical Marketing New Zealand Ltd, 162 Nile Road, Milford, Auckland 0620
  • Reason
    The manufacturer has identified a software problem with the magnification glass tool which, in some instances, displays a different image than the one currently being shown in the selected viewport. it appears that the tool is displaying a magnified image for a different slice of the series. this could potentially delay a diagnosis.
  • Action
    Software to be upgraded

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