Events

Recall of Centricity Cardio Imaging

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by GE Healthcare It.

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
    64787
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0034-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-10-02
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-10-21
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-05-16
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=117071
  • 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
    Ge healthcare is aware of a potential safety risk where an image labeling situation exists in the image viewer software of the centricity cardio imaging product, version 5.0 sp1. multiple studies may be displayed side by side by selecting "compare study" from the study list, or by opening prior studies in the patient folder. in these cases, the viewer differentiates the studies wityh a label (curr.
  • Action
    GE Healthcare IT mailed an IMPORTANT PRODUCT INFORMATION letter dated October 2, 2012 to the only consignee of this product. The letter notified the customer of the issue, provided temporary instructions on how to use safely use the software until a new software version can be installed, and advises that a software correction will be made available in the near future. Customers who have any questions can contact their local GEHC-IT service representative or call GE Healthcare's Remote Online Center (ROC) Customer Care Center at 1-800-437-1171.

Device

Centricity Cardio Imaging
  • Model / Serial
    Software Version: 5.0
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    USA Nationwide Distribution in the state of OK
  • Product Description
    Centricity Cardio Imaging 5.0 is a software only Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). || Product Usage: It will be sold as a software only device to operate on general purpose computing hardware. Centricity Cardio Imaging receives medical images and other information from various data sources. Information can be stored, communicated, processed and displayed within the system or across computer networks at distributed locations. Centricity Cardio Imaging is intended to assist trained professionals in the viewing, analysis and diagnostic interpretation of images and other information for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac and vascular disease. These trained professionals include but are not limited to physicians, cardiologists, radiologists, nurses, medical technicians and assistants. Centricity Cardio Imaging is not intended for use in the patient vicinity.
  • Manufacturer
    GE Healthcare It

Manufacturer

GE Healthcare It
  • Manufacturer Address
    GE Healthcare It, 540 W Northwest Hwy, Barrington IL 60010-3051
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    General Electric Company
  • Source
    USFDA