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Z-0948-2009

iSite PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) Versions 4.1.x up to and including 4.1.51.3...

Philips North America LLC / initiated 2008-12-29 / Terminated / root cause: software

Philips Healthcare Informatics, Inc. began a recall of iSite PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) Versions 4.1.x up to and including 4.1.51.3, manufactured by Philips Healthcare Informatics, Foster... on . The reason FDA records is "Product may display clinical reports with the study date and time in GMT format, which may not be obvious to the end user, who may expect to see the local time in the report". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0948-2009
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Philips North America LLC
Product
iSite PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) Versions 4.1.x up to and including 4.1.51.3, manufactured by Philips Healthcare Informatics, Foster City, CA. Device is an image management system intended to be used by trained professionals, and is a software package used with general purpose computing hardware to acquire, store, distribute, process and display images and associated data throughout a clinical environment. The software performs digital image processing, measurement, communication and storage
Product code
LLZ System, Image Processing, Radiological
Reason for recall
Product may display clinical reports with the study date and time in GMT format, which may not be obvious to the end user, who may expect to see the local time in the report.
Root cause tag
software
FDA root cause
Software design
Action
Product notification was issued on 12/29/2008, instructing users to identify affected products, and instructing users to refer to image overlays for local study date and time information. The firm is planning a field correction expected to be available in "Q1 2009". For additional information, contact Philips at 650-293-2624.
Quantity in commerce
40 units
Distribution
International - Italy, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, France, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Thailand, New Zealand, Japan, and Brazil.
Product codes and lots
Versions 4.1.x up to and including 4.1.51.3