Events

Recall of Device Recall Centricity Laboratory Core Lab

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
    64795
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 3
  • Event Number
    Z-0865-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-11-20
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-01-29
  • 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=117090
  • 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
    Calculator/data processing module, for clinical use - Product Code JQP
  • Reason
    Ge healthcare is aware of a potential safety issue associated with the use of ge centricity laboratory core lab calculated results in two scenarios. in scenario 1: calculated results greater than 6 digits plus a decimal are reported as 0 instead of too big when significant figures are not defined for the item. in scenario 2: calculated results greater than 6 digits plus a decimal are trunc.
  • Action
    An URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION letter date March 12, 2013 was sent to customers. The letter requests that customers review all calculated results to determine if either of the scenarios could occur at their site. If a customer determines that either of the scenarios proposed in the letter could occur at their site, the customer can contact their GE service representative to request or install the software update. Customers with questions can contact the GE Healthcare IT Helpdesk at 1-847-589-8496 or tgg.nahelpdesk@med.ge.com.

Device

Device Recall Centricity Laboratory Core Lab
  • Model / Serial
    Software Versions: 3.3, 4.0, 4.1
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including GA and Internationally to Canada and the United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    The Centricity Laboratory System is intended to be an information system designed to support the clinical and administrative activities associated with the provision and utilization of clinical laboratory services and facilities, e.g., the storing and delivering of analytical results. It is a specially designed data program application (software), which is supplied for installation in existing mainframe or decentralized computers or a computer network. This software system will not be the software directly used to run, steer, or control any specific laboratory analyzer or equipment. It is intended for use in laboratory facilities, including a central laboratory or in a multiple laboratory environment servicing satellite laboratories, reference laboratories, clinics, etc. Centricity Laboratory System is not intended for direct patient contact. || The Centricity Laboratory System product is designed to facilitate the general clinical, anatomic pathology and cytology laboratory workflow such as order entry, results entry, instrument interfacing, results reporting and patient record retrieval. It integrates with other Hospital Information Systems (HIS) through HL7 interface by order entering and also report processing. The Centricity Laboratory System is intended to interface with various lab results. Centricity Laboratory System is intended to be used by laboratory technologists, technicians, analyst and other trained/site authorized system users
  • 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