Events

Recall of Device Recall GE Centricity PACS

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
    65471
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0116-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-06-11
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-10-30
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-06-10
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=119028
  • 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
    Radiological Image Processing System - Product Code LLZ
  • Reason
    Ge has recently become aware of potential issues due to out of context issues associated with specific workflows of the centricity pacs ra1000 workstation. these issues are as follows: 1) in centricity ris-ic, and a ris-driven integration, the "close" button closes the exam in ris-ic, but does not close the exam in centricity pacs ra1000 workstation. 2) interrupted workflow could break the.
  • Action
    URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION letters dated June 11, 2013 was mailed to all customers alerting them to these potential safety issues. The software was modified to correct these defects and a GE Healthcare service representative will contact each customer to make arrangements for installation of the new software version at no charge to the customer. Customers with concerns or questions about the market action can contact their local GE Healtchcare IT service representative or GE Healthcare's Remote Online Center - Customer Care Center at 1-800-437-1171.

Device

Device Recall GE Centricity PACS
  • Model / Serial
    GE Centricity PACS Versions: 3.1.1.2, 3.2, 3.2.0.1, 3.2.0.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.2.1, 3.2.2.2, 3.2.2.3, 3.2.6, 4.0, 4.0.1
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI and WV) and the countries of the UK, Taiwan, Switerzland, Sweden, Spain, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, Italy, Israel, India, Hong Kong, Germany, France, Denmark, China, Canada, Bermuda, Beligum and Australia.
  • Product Description
    The Centricity PACS Workstation is intended for use as a primary diagnostic and analysis tool for diagnostic images by trained healthcare professionals, including radiologists, physicians, technologists, clinicians and nurses. It is also intended for use as a clinical review workstation throughout the healthcare facility. The workstation interface provides the user with a means to display, manipulate, archive, print and export images when connected with the Centricity PACS infrastructure.
  • 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