FDA · Medical device recall
Centricity Universal Viewer 7.0…
- Date
- Oct. 13, 2021
- Risk class
- Class II (FDA's definition, 21 CFR 7.3(m): a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote)
- Status
- Terminated
- Filed by
- GE Healthcare, LLC
- Product
- Centricity Universal Viewer 7.0, Model 5829628-0XX. Radiological image processing system
- Reason
- A software anomaly exists in the Centricity Universal Viewer study management feature in which study changes are not propagated to either the Centricity Enterprise Archive (EA) or another Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA).
- Distribution pattern
- AR, IL, ME, MS, NE, NJ, NY, and TN Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom
- Quantity
- 49
- Codes and lots
- Centricity Universal Viewer, Software Versions 7.0 SP0.0.4.5 and 7.0 SP0.0.5 GTIN 00840682145794
- Recall started
- Aug. 12, 2021
- Device type
- System, Image Processing, Radiological
- Root cause (FDA)
- Other
- What the company told customers
- This issue will be resolved by sending an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter to customers with affected software versions on August 13, 2021. This letter informs customers of the issues and provides safety instructions. GE Healthcare will correct the issue through a product change. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this notification, please contact GE Healthcare Service at 1-800-437-1171 or your local Service Representative.
- Recall number
- Z-0012-2022
What should I do? How serious is a recall? Classes and warnings explained
Source: FDA · Medical device enforcement report, recall number Z-0012-2022. The agency record governs; check it and the company before acting.