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Z-1421-05

GE Healthcare Centricity Cardiology AI1000 Workstation version 4.2.6 and version 4.2.7.05

GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. / initiated 2005-07-18 / Terminated

GE Medical Systems Information Technologies began a recall of GE Healthcare Centricity Cardiology AI1000 Workstation version 4.2.6 and version 4.2.7.05 on . The reason FDA records is "The potential exists for the AI1000 workstation to mix images from one study with images from another study. Mixed studies could be from the same patient or from different patients. Mixed patient images could compromise...". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-1421-05
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.
Product
GE Healthcare Centricity Cardiology AI1000 Workstation version 4.2.6 and version 4.2.7.05
Product code
LLZ System, Image Processing, Radiological
Reason for recall
The potential exists for the AI1000 workstation to mix images from one study with images from another study. Mixed studies could be from the same patient or from different patients. Mixed patient images could compromise patient condition or diagnosis and treatment.
FDA root cause
Other
Action
An Urgent Medical Device Corrrection letter, DATED?, was sent to customers listing procedures to take to minimize the possibility of mixed patient images until a permanent software upgrade is installed. Installation of new software can be done by the customer or by a GE Service Representative. A Customer Reply Form accompanies the letter for customers to indicate the location, serial no., system ID, software version of their AI100 Cardiac Review Workstation; and to indicate their upgrade option, either self or GE Service.
Quantity in commerce
1,287
Distribution
Outside the US to Austria, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand and United Kingdom. Within the US: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA and WI
Product codes and lots
Centricity Cardiology AI1000 Software versions 4.2.6 and 4.2.7.05