Z-1245-2011

GE Centricity Laboratory software; GE Healthcare IT, Barrington, IL 60010. The

Name: Z-1245-2011 GE Centricity Laboratory software; GE Healthcare IT, Barrington, IL 60010. The
Creator: Ge Healthcare It
Published: 2010-12-03
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

GE Healthcare / initiated 2010-12-03 / Terminated / root cause: software

FDA source

Ge Healthcare It began a recall of GE Centricity Laboratory software; GE Healthcare IT, Barrington, IL 60010. The intended use: the Centricity Laboratory is used to facilitate the general... on 2010-12-03. The reason FDA records is "The GE Centricity Laboratory System Software has safety issues with the "Telephone List" function, the "Anatomic Pathology" application, and the Instrument Interface IO module that may impact patient safety". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-1245-2011
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2010-12-03
Posted: 2011-02-15
Terminated: 2011-07-15
Recalling firm: GE Healthcare
Product: GE Centricity Laboratory software; GE Healthcare IT, Barrington, IL 60010. The intended use: the Centricity Laboratory is used to facilitate the general clinical, anatomic pathology and cytology laboratory workflow such as order entry, results entry, instrument interfacing, results reporting and patient record retrieval. The Centricity Laboratory software is used to facilitate the general clinical, anatomic pathology and cytology laboratory workflow such as order entry, results entry, instrument interfacing, results reporting and patient record retrieval. It integrates with other Hospital Information Systems (HIS) through HL7 interface by order entering and report processing. The centricity is intended to interface with various lab devices through standard HL7 interfaces to record, report and distribute lab results.
Product code: JQP Calculator/Data Processing Module, For Clinical Use
Reason for recall: The GE Centricity Laboratory System Software has safety issues with the "Telephone List" function, the "Anatomic Pathology" application, and the Instrument Interface IO module that may impact patient safety.
Root cause tag: software
FDA root cause: Software design
Action: GE Healthcare, sent "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letters dated December 12, 2010 to GE Centricity Laboratory software customers on the same date. The letters advised the users of the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. The letters provided the users with specific safety instructions to follow until the software was updated. The customers were requested to complete the enclosed customer reply form and fax the completed form to 847-620-2780. Any questions should be directed to their GE Service Representative or the GE Help desk at 888-778-3375.
Quantity in commerce: 26 units
Distribution: Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OR, TN, VA, and WI, , and internationally to the countries of Australia, England, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Qatar, Scotland and Singapore.
Product codes and lots: Software versions 3.x and 4.x

Product code JQP

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

MDM coverage of this record lists here, newest first.

About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

MDM adds the root cause tag, derived from FDA’s own root cause text, and the cross-links to the product code, the clearances named on the record and MDM coverage. Where a recall has not been joined to an enforcement report, no classification is shown.

Data as of 2026-10-07, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)