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Z-0125-2013Class II

GE Healthcare, Seno Advantage 2.2 workstations with software version 22_01 and 22_02 A medical image review...

GE Healthcare / initiated 2012-05-24 / Terminated / root cause: software

GE Healthcare, LLC began a recall of GE Healthcare, Seno Advantage 2.2 workstations with software version 22_01 and 22_02 A medical image review station that allows easy selection, processing... on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "GE Healthcare has recently become aware of inaccurate Scale factor annotation provided by SenoAdvantage 2.2 workstations that may impact patient safety. This issue may result in a potential miscalculation of size". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0125-2013
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
GE Healthcare
Product
GE Healthcare, Seno Advantage 2.2 workstations with software version 22_01 and 22_02 A medical image review station that allows easy selection, processing, filming and media interchange of multi-modality images from a variety of diagnosis imaging systems.
Product code
LLZ System, Image Processing, Radiological
Reason for recall
GE Healthcare has recently become aware of inaccurate Scale factor annotation provided by SenoAdvantage 2.2 workstations that may impact patient safety. This issue may result in a potential miscalculation of size.
Root cause tag
software
FDA root cause
Software design
Action
Consignees were sent on 5/24/12 a GE Healthcare "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated May 23, 2012. The letter was addressed to Hospital Administrators / Risk Managers, Radiology Department Managers & Radiologists. The letter described the Safety Issue, Safety Instructions, Affected Product Details, and Product Correction. Customers should verify if their workstation is affected. GE Healthcare will correct all affected workstations by providing a software upgrade and Operator Manual update. A GE Healthcare service representative will contact you to arrange this correction. This activity will be performed at no cost to you. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, please call one of the following phone numbers: United States: 800 437 1171 Japan: 0120 - 055 - 919 For other countries, please contact your local GE Healthcare Service Representative.
Quantity in commerce
12
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution -- USA (nationwide) including states of: CA, CT, NY, TX, and MS and countries of TAIWAN, ITALY, CANADA, and BAHRAIN
Product codes and lots
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Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-0125-2013
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-0125-2013Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated