Events

Recall of CARESTREAM Image Suite

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Carestream Health 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
    73742
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1594-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-04-15
  • Event Date Posted
    2016-05-02
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-03-16
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=145001
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    System, image processing, radiological - Product Code LLZ
  • Reason
    Carestream health received a complaint related to carestream image suite 4 from a foreign hospital stating that the annotation on the overlay is displayed as "l (left)", when it should be "r(right)".
  • Action
    Carestream Health sent an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION letter dated April 6, 2016, and Consignee Notification Acknowledgement form to the US consignees on April 15, 2016, via Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested. Foreign consignees are being notified based on the individual country regulations. Customers who have this Image Suite configuration but do not use it for CT or MR Imaging do not need to take any action. Customers who use the product for CT or MR Images are asked to make users aware of the problem and take additional steps to check correct orientation of any markers, until the software is updated. Customers with questions or concerns were instructed to contact the Carestream Customer Care Center in the US at 1-800-328-2910. Customers outside the US were instructed to contact their local Service Support number. For questions regarding this recall call 1-800-328-2917.

Device

CARESTREAM Image Suite
  • Model / Serial
    Equipment ID Numbers for US units: 54842754, 54841669, 54842420, 85013694, 54842411, 54840875, 54841972, 54841973, 85017625, 85017625, 58000559, 85013233, 6482124, 54841111, 54842348, 54842197, 54842276, 52412604, 47441885, 85013624, 85013511, 85013710, 85012718, 54842406, 54843508, 5241714; -- Equipment ID Numbers for Foreign Units: Please contact CDRH Recall Group for list of affected Equipment ID Numbers.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    NY and OH for further distribution nationwide; Foreign distribution to the following countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzgovena, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Rep., Djibouti, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.
  • Product Description
    CARESTREAM Image Suite V4; Image Suite V4: DICOM STORE SCP: REF/Catalog # 1056191, DICOM STORE SCP/FOR IMAGE SUITE V4: REF/Catalog # 6566988; Image Suite V4 Bundles: IMAGESUITE STANDALONE PACS: REF/Catalog # 1741289, IMAGESUITE STANDALONE PACS FOR INDIA: REF/Catalog # 1741297; Carestream PRO (Image Suite V4): PRO Medical Wireless GOS System-Desktop: REF/Catalog # 1741891, PRO Wireless System Laptop: REF/Catalog # 1741925, PRO Wireless System - w/o Computer: REF/Catalog # 1741933, PRO Tethered System Desktop: REF/Catalog # 1741941, PRO Tethered System Laptop: REF/Catalog # 1741958, PRO Tether System - w/o Computer: REF/Catalog # 1741966, PRO Fixed System - w/o Computer: REF/Catalog # 1741974, PRO Medical Wireless CsI System-Desktop: REF/Catalog # 1741982, PRO Wireless System Laptop: REF/Catalog # 1742006, PRO Wireless System - w/o Computer: REF/Catalog # 1742014, PRO Tethered System Desktop: REF/Catalog # 1742022, PRO Tethered System Laptop: REF/Catalog # 1742055, PRO Tether System - w/o Computer: Catalog # 1742063; PRO Fixed System - w/o Computer: REF/Catalog # 1742089 -- Made in U.S.A. by: Carestream Health, Inc., 150 Verona Street, Rochester, NY 14608 || --- CLASSIFICATION NAME: System, Image Processing, Radiological || The Carestream Image Suite System is an image management system whose intended use is to receive, process, review, display, print and archive images and data from CR and DR modalities. This excludes mammography applications in the United States
  • Manufacturer
    Carestream Health Inc

Manufacturer

Carestream Health Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Carestream Health Inc, 150 Verona St, Rochester NY 14608-1733
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    ONEX Corp
  • Source
    USFDA