Recall of Device Recall Horizon Medical Imaging

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Mckesson Medical Immaging.

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
    73452
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1182-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-02-18
  • Event Status
    Completed
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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
    Mckesson has identified a design deficiency where under rare circumstances, imported images/studies may re-use a non-unique image directory. this issue may cause incorrect images to be displayed for a patient.
  • Action
    McKesson sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice dated February 18, 2016, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. Immediate actions to take to reduce the risk to patient All customers receiving this safety notice must contact McKesson Support as soon as possible at 1-800-663-2533 US/Canada and International Toll Free Radiology - 00 800 626 20009: 1) To acknowledge that they have read and understood this Field Safety Notice And 2) Arrange installation of software update/upgrade. This notice should be distributed to all personnel within your organization who need to be aware of this issue and the required actions, and alert other affiliated parties that are affected by this Field Safety Notice. For further questions, please call (404) 338-3556

Device

  • Model / Serial
    McKesson Radiology Versions- 12.1.1, 12.0; Horizon Medical Imaging Versions -11.9, 11.8, 11.7, 11.6, 11.5.2, 11.5.1,11.0.8, 5.0, 4.6.1
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and to the states of : AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY., and the countries of : Guam, Great Britain, France, Canada, Ireland and Australia
  • Product Description
    McKesson Horizon Medical Imaging (HMI) products versions 4.6.1 to including 11.9 and McKesson Radiology (MR) products 12.0 and 12.1.1.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Mckesson Medical Immaging, Suite 130-10711 Cambie Road, Richmond Canada British Columbia
  • Source
    USFDA