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Z-0836-2009

GE Centricity PACS RA1000 Workstation (for diagnostic image analysis); GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions...

GE Healthcare / initiated 2008-12-12 / Terminated / root cause: software

GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions began a recall of GE Centricity PACS RA1000 Workstation (for diagnostic image analysis); GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions, Barrington, IL 60010. The Centricity PACS... on . The reason FDA records is "There is a potential patient safety issue involving the use of the F12 keyboard Approve & Complete function. The issue may cause erroneous information to be added to a report when trying to approve and complete it". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0836-2009
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
GE Healthcare
Product
GE Centricity PACS RA1000 Workstation (for diagnostic image analysis); GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions, Barrington, IL 60010. The Centricity PACS Workstation is intended for use as a primary diagnostic and analysis tool for diagnostic images by trained healthcare professionals. 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.
Product code
LLZ System, Image Processing, Radiological
Reason for recall
There is a potential patient safety issue involving the use of the F12 keyboard Approve & Complete function. The issue may cause erroneous information to be added to a report when trying to approve and complete it.
Root cause tag
software
FDA root cause
Software design
Action
GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions notified their Centricity PACS RA1000 Workstation software customers via letter (Urgent Medical Device Correction) dated 12/12/08 of the software anomaly resulting in a patient safety issue involving the use of the F12 keyboard Approve & Complete function. The issue may cause erroneous information to be added to a report when trying to approve and complete it. The letter provided the users with safety instructions to follow until the software is updated. Any questions were directed to the Remote Online Center, Field Engineer or the GE Customer Care Center at 800-437-1171. The accounts were requested to complete the enclosed customer reply form, supplying the workstation software or build number, and fax the completed form to 414-918-4653.
Quantity in commerce
138 units
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution including USA and countries of Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Taiwan and United Kingdom
Product codes and lots
Software versions PACS 1.0CSR5/2.0CSR1 and all service packs