FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Imagecast PACS is an image management system intended to be used by trained professionals, including but not limited to physicians, nurses and medical technicians. The system is used with general purpose computing hardware to acquire, transmit, process and store images and data throughout a clinical environment. Data and images are acquired through DICOM compliant imaging devices and modalities. Lossy compressed mammographic images and digitized film screen images must not be reviewed for primary image and interpretations. Mammongraphic may only be interpreted using an FDA approved monitor that offers at least 5 Mpixel resolution and meets other technical specifications reviewed and accepted by the FDA.

Recall: Z-0773-2014 · Reported January 22, 2014

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0773-2014
Event ID
64740
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Ge Healthcare It
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
January 22, 2014
Initiation Date
March 4, 2011
Classification Date
January 15, 2014
Termination Date
May 16, 2016
Address
540 W Northwest Hwy, Barrington, IL, 60010-3051, United States

Description

Imagecast PACS is an image management system intended to be used by trained professionals, including but not limited to physicians, nurses and medical technicians. The system is used with general purpose computing hardware to acquire, transmit, process and store images and data throughout a clinical environment. Data and images are acquired through DICOM compliant imaging devices and modalities. Lossy compressed mammographic images and digitized film screen images must not be reviewed for primary image and interpretations. Mammongraphic may only be interpreted using an FDA approved monitor that offers at least 5 Mpixel resolution and meets other technical specifications reviewed and accepted by the FDA.

Reason

In Imagecast PACS versions prior to 3.6.51.01, the estimated magnification factor (0018,1114) was not accounted for. These versions of Imagecast PACS look for values to be present in the following tags to calculate a measurement from pixels to millimeters (mm): (0020,0030) Pixel Spacing and, (0018,1164) Imager Pixel Spacing. Because the estimated magnification factor is not used, distance meas

Code Info

Imagecast PACS versions prior to 3.6.51.01

Distribution

Nationwide Distribution: US including states of: AL, AZ, CT, FL, GA, IA, IN, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA, WI, WV + District of Columbia.

Quantity

43 units