ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-0116-2014 ยท LLZ System, Image Processing, Radiological

GE Healthcare It

The Centricity PACS Workstation is intended for use as a primary diagnostic and analysis tool for diagnostic images by trained healthcare professionals, including radiologists, physicians, technologists, clinicians and nurses. 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, manipul

DateOct 30, 2013 (initiated Jun 11, 2013)
StatusTerminated
ReasonGE has recently become aware of potential issues due to out of context issues associated with specific workflows of the Centricity PACS RA1000 workstation. These issues are as follows: 1) In Centricity RIS-IC, and a RIS-Driven integration, the "close" button closes the exam in RIS-IC, but does not close the exam in Centricity PACS RA1000 Workstation. 2) Interrupted workflow could break the
Root causeSoftware design
ActionURGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION letters dated June 11, 2013 was mailed to all customers alerting them to these potential safety issues. The software was modified to correct these defects and a GE Healthcare service representative will contact each customer to make arrangements for installation of the new software version at no charge to the customer. Customers with concerns or questions about the market action can contact their local GE Healtchcare IT service representative or GE Healthcare's Remote Online Center - Customer Care Center at 1-800-437-1171.
Quantity623 units
DistributionWorldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI and WV) and the countries of the UK, Taiwan, Switerzland, Sw
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K043415CENTRICITY PACS SYSTEM
Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies, Jan 21, 2005