Events

Recall of GE Centricity PACS (Versions 3.1.1.2 or later)

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
    64724
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0731-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-09-15
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-01-14
  • 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=116867
  • 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
    There is a potential loss of image(s) associated with the centricity to centricity (c2c) exam transfer module of centricity pacs system versions 3.X and higher and 4.X and higher when transferring from the source to a destination server. when another process in the destination server attempts to access the same object or table, the transfer process of a particular image may be terminated. once ter.
  • Action
    GE Healthcare sent an Important Product Information letter dated September 15, 2012 to affected customers. The letter identified the affected product problem and actions to be taken. GE Healthcare will provide a patch to 3.2.X and 4.0 Systems to remediate the issue. For questions contact your local GEHC-IT service representative.

Device

GE Centricity PACS (Versions 3.1.1.2 or later)
  • Model / Serial
    GE Centricity Software versions 3.X and higher and 4.X and higher
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US: Nationwide (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV, WY); FOREIGN: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    Centricity PACS System versions 3.X and higher and 4.X and higher || Product Usage: 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