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
    75713
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0726-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-03-28
  • 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=151087
  • 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
    Cut lines on the image may present horizontally rather than vertically.
  • Action
    MERGE sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall dated March 28, 2016, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Merge Healthcare is working on correcting the issues and will inform customers once a fix is made available. Customers were asked to reply using the enclosed form and the return addressed envelope. If customers have further distributed the affected product they need to identify their customers and notify them at once of the product recall. Customers with questions were instructed to send an email to recall@merge.com.

Device

Device Recall Merge PACS
  • Model / Serial
    Versions V6 GA, 6.0 MR1, V6 MR1 CU1,V6 MR1 CU1 SF1, V6 MR1 CU4, V6 MR1 CU5, V6 MR1 CU6, V6 MR1 CU7,V6 MR1 CU8, 6.0 MR2, 6.0 MR3, 6.0 MR3 CU, 6.0 MR4, 6.0 MR4 CU1, 6.0 MR4 CU2, 6.0 MR4 CU3, 6.0 MR4 CU4, 6.0 MR4 CU5, 6.0 MR4 CU6, 6.0 MR4, CU7, 6.0 MR4 CU8, 6.0 MR4 CU9, 6.0 MR4 CU10, 6.0 MR4 CU11, 6.1, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4, 6.2.5, 6.3, 6.4, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 6.4.3, 6.4.4, 6.4.5, 6.4.6, 6.4.7, 6.5, 6.5.5, 6.5.6, 6.5.7, 6.5.8, 6.5.9, 6.6, 6.6.1, 6.6.1.1, 6.6.2, 6.6.2.1, 6.6.2.2, 7.0, 7.0.1, and 7.0.2
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) Canada and foreign distribution
  • Product Description
    Merge PACS software. || Merge PACS (Picture Archiving Communication System) is designed and marketed for soft copy reading, communication and storage of studies produced by digital modalities, including digital mammography.
  • Manufacturer
    Merge Healthcare, Inc.

Manufacturer

Merge Healthcare, Inc.