Recall Z-1241-2008 ยท LLZ System, Image Processing, Radiological
AGFA Corp.
Agfa HeartLab Cardiovascular DICOMstore Version 2.04.40.00 software, Heartlab, Inc., Westerly, Rhode Island 02891. The software is used in the Agfa HeartLab Cardiovascular System.
| Date | Jun 27, 2008 (initiated Jun 21, 2007) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | MIsidentification: The electrocardiogram (ECG) data of one patient is misidentified as the data of another patient. |
| Root cause | Software design |
| Action | On 6/21-26/2007, AGFA Healthcare notified, via telephone, the affected consignees of the situation. On 7/2/2007, affected consignees were sent, via registered mail, an "Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter instructing them to: a) remove the affected software DICOMstore 2.04.40.00 and replace it with the prior software version, DICOMstore 2.04.34.02; and b) review patient ECG reports to determine if any patients were actually affected and to notify the firm. AGFA Healthcare also provided a customer service contact number (877) 777-2432. |
| Quantity | 43 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distributution - USA, including states of AZ, CA, DC, FL, IL, IN, KY, MA, ME, MN, MS, OH, OK, OR, NH, PA, SC, TN, TX, WI, and country of Canada. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K050228 | AGFA HEARTLAB CARDIOVASCULAR Heartlab, Inc., Feb 18, 2005 |