Events

Recall of Device Recall Merge LIS software

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Merge Healthcare, 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
    75419
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0399-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-03-05
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=150232
  • 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
    There is a potential for duplicate container numbers to be created for patients.
  • Action
    The recalling firm issued a letter dated 1/27/2016 via e-mail on 1/30/2016. If no email address was available, the letters were issued via certified mail. Letters to nonresponders were issued 5/26/2016.

Device

Device Recall Merge LIS software

Manufacturer

Merge Healthcare, Inc.