Recall Z-1233-2022 ยท LLZ System, Image Processing, Radiological
GE Healthcare, LLC
Centricity PACS RA1000
| Date | Jun 3, 2022 (initiated Apr 28, 2022) |
| Status | Open, Classified |
| Reason | Potential for Distance and Area measurements to display inaccurate measurement values when performed on magnified images, and specific to ZFP, Distance and Area measurements can display inaccurate measurement values when performed on lossy images that are scaled down from their original resolution. |
| Root cause | Software design |
| Action | GE Healthcare notified consignees on about 04/28/2022 via letter titled "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION." The letter outlined two safety issues and instructed customers to continue to use the device in accordance with the User Manuals, but for issue #1, do not rely on measurements displayed in the viewer. They should manually calibrate the image to create a measurement calibration reference and then perform necessary measurements. For issue #2, do not perform measurements on lossy images. In both instances, customers were requested to complete and return the acknowledgment form to Recall |
| Quantity | 676 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide distribution. Nationwide distribution to AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY. International distribution to Argentina, Aust |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K110875 | CENTRICITY PACS GE Healthcare, May 5, 2011 |