Events

Recall of Device Recall Merge PACS

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
    74648
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2301-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-01-30
  • 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=148097
  • 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
    Studies coming over via telmed were missing patient's dob, procedure, and referring physician.
  • Action
    The recalling firm issued Urgent: Medical Device Recall letters dated 1/27/2016 and 5/26/2016. The letter informed the customer of the affected product, the nature of the issue, the potential harm involved, and actions to be taken. The firm released a fix for the issue; and, customers were asked to complete and return the enclosed form by June 17, 2016. Questions can be directed to recall@merge.com.

Device

Device Recall Merge PACS
  • Model / Serial
    Versions: V6.0 MR4 CU 1-11, 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.1.3.1, 6.2.0, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.2.1, and 6.2.3.
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- USA, New Zealand, and United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    Merge PACS software. The firm name on the label is Merge Healthcare, Hartland, WI. || Intended to create and display two-dimensional and three-dimensional images of anatomy from a series of digitally acquired images.
  • Manufacturer
    Merge Healthcare, Inc.

Manufacturer

Merge Healthcare, Inc.