FDA · Medical device recall
Centricity Universal Viewer…
- Date
- May 12, 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 - Product Usage: intended to assist in the viewing, analysis, diagnostic interpretation, and sharing of images and other information.
- Reason
- When the Cross Enterprise Display option is enabled on the Centricity Universal Viewer and Workflow Manager option is used as the PACS worklist launching the viewer, the patient jacket may potentially include a different patient s comparison exam(s).
- Distribution pattern
- Distributed nationwide to AR, CA, CO, DE, FL, IL, IN, LA, ME, NE, NJ, NV, NY, PA, SC, TX and internationally to Canada.
- Quantity
- 112 units
- Codes and lots
- UDI: 00840682145794; Serial Numbers: 105906-2-Centricity Universal Viewer-02312613; 6100002127; 4049-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-00104520; 4049-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-00104521; 4049-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-00104522; 6100003887; 9619-c23f-0fae-4eb2-95f8-1529-7e0f-cb89; 103835-2-Centricity Universal Viewer-01370706; 103835-2-Centricity Universal Viewer-01370707; 103835-2-Centricity Universal Viewer-14549671; 103835-2-Centricity Universal Viewer-19676013; 103835-2-Centricity Universal Viewer-19676014; 103835-2-Centricity Universal Viewer-19676015; 103835-2-Centricity Universal Viewer-19676016 103835-2-Centricity Universal Viewer-19735426; 1ec2-1d6c-8e6b-4261-a436-2190-812d-b5df; 10388-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-14762267; 10388-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-17744828; 10388-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-17744829; 10388-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-17744830; 10388-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-17744831; 10388-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-19661410; 6100003912; 4642-6-Centricity Universal Viewer-02255109; 4642-6-Centricity Universal Viewer-02255132; 4642-6-Centricity Universal Viewer-02255133; 4642-6-Centricity Universal Viewer-14580266; 4642-6-Centricity Universal Viewer-14580267; 2457-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-00108168; 3791-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-18836815; 3791-9-Centricity Universal Viewer-15291373; 3791-9-Centricity Universal Viewer-19172098; 6100003882; b1aa-a5a8-dacb-4a74-90ca-41af-c9ed-83dd; 6100003897; 3545-3-Centricity Universal Viewer-00096349; 3545-3-Centricity Universal Viewer-00096350; 3545-3-Centricity Universal Viewer-00158590; 3545-3-Centricity Universal Viewer-00158591; 3545-3-Centricity Universal Viewer-00158592; 3545-3-Centricity Universal Viewer-00158593; 3545-3-Centricity Universal Viewer-00158594; 3545-3-Centricity Universal Viewer-01546163; 3545-3-Centricity Universal Viewer-01764841; 3545-3-Centricity Universal Viewer-01800418; 1198-18-Centricity Universal Viewer-00116885; 1198-18-Centricity Universal Viewer-00116886; 1198-18-Centricity Universal Viewer-00116887; 1198-18-Centricity Universal Viewer-00116888; 1198-18-Centricity Universal Viewer-00116889; 1198-18-Centricity Universal Viewer-00116890; 1198-18-Centricity Universal Viewer-00116891; 1198-18-Centricity Universal Viewer-00116892; 1198-18-Centricity Universal Viewer-00116894; 1198-18-Centricity Universal Viewer-00116895; 1198-18-Centricity Universal Viewer-00116896; 1198-18-Centricity Universal Viewer-00116897; 1198-18-Centricity Universal Viewer-00116898; 1198-18-Centricity Universal Viewer-00116908; 1198-18-Centricity Universal Viewer-01370310; 41a1-fc8a-46c3-48c0-a90d-86fc-4d2e-5676; 100866-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-01287648; 100866-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-01287649; 100866-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-19611328; 100866-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-19611337; 100866-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-19611338; 100866-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-20021255; 100866-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-20021256; 100866-10-Centricity Universal Viewer-19611339; 100866-10-Centricity Universal Viewer-19611340; 100866-10-Centricity Universal Viewer-19611341; 100866-4-Centricity Universal Viewer-19660158; 4314-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-14640637; 4314-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-14776705; 4314-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-14776706; 4314-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-14776707; 4314-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-14776708; 4314-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-14776724; 6bc8-ba1a-6f59-4e1c-a6b8-98b2-7262-75dc; 103915-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-19669927; 6901-11-Centricity Universal Viewer-01974089; 6901-11-Centricity Universal Viewer-02354909; 6901-11-Centricity Universal Viewer-02354910; 6901-11-Centricity Universal Viewer-02354911; 6901-11-Centricity Universal Viewer-02354912; 6901-11-Centricity Universal Viewer-02354913; 7275-45-Centricity Universal Viewer-01891908; 7275-45-Centricity Universal Viewer-19665236; 7275-45-Centricity Universal Viewer-19665240; 7275-45-Centricity Universal Viewer-19665241; 7275-45-Centricity Universal Viewer-19665242; 7275-45-Centricity Universal Viewer-19665243; 7275-45-Centricity Universal Viewer-19665244; 6901-12-Centricity Universal Viewer-02354849; 6901-12-Centricity Universal Viewer-02354850; 6901-12-Centricity Universal Viewer-02354851; 6901-12-Centricity Universal Viewer-02354852; 6901-12-Centricity Universal Viewer-02354853; 6901-12-Centricity Universal Viewer-02354872; 6901-12-Centricity Universal Viewer-02354874; 6901-12-Centricity Universal Viewer-02354875; 6901-12-Centricity Universal Viewer-02354876; 6901-12-Centricity Universal Viewer-02354877; 3760-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-19605860; 3760-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-19727283; 3760-1-Centricity Universal Viewer-19727284; 283043-Centricity Universal Viewer-02285955; 283043-Centricity Universal Viewer-02339571; 283043-Centricity Universal Viewer-14766564
- Recall started
- March 19, 2021
- Device type
- System, Image Processing, Radiological
- Root cause (FDA)
- Under Investigation by firm
- What the company told customers
- A Recall notification letter titled, "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" was sent to the consignees on 03/19/2021 via letter. The letter instructs the consignee that they can continue to use the device by following the below safety instructions: "1. Visually verify that the patient demographic information for all comparison exams when hung in the Image Viewer match that of the primary patient under review. 2. If you encounter comparison exams that do not belong to the primary patient under review, close the primary exam and reopen the exam from Workflow Manager." The consignee is also told to destroy the installation media for the affected software once a GE Healthcare representative has updated the system.
- Recall number
- Z-1533-2021
What should I do? How serious is a recall? Classes and warnings explained
Source: FDA · Medical device enforcement report, recall number Z-1533-2021. The agency record governs; check it and the company before acting.