FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Merge OfficePACS software. The firm name on the label is Merge Healthcare, Hartland, WI. OfficePACS is intended for the manipulation and displaying of medical images by a suitable licensed and qualified healthcare professional. It can show images from different modalities and interfaces to various image storage and printing devices using DICOM or similar interface standards. OrthoPACS also uses such images, in conjunction with templates for prosthetic devices, for the purposes of choosing the nature and characteristics of the prosthetic device to be used when planning a potential surgical procedure.

Recall: Z-2144-2016 · Reported July 20, 2016

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2144-2016
Event ID
74522
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Merge Healthcare, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
E-Mail
Report Date
July 20, 2016
Initiation Date
January 30, 2016
Classification Date
July 8, 2016
Termination Date
February 3, 2017
Address
900 Walnut Ridge Dr, Hartland, WI, 53029-8347, United States

Description

Merge OfficePACS software. The firm name on the label is Merge Healthcare, Hartland, WI. OfficePACS is intended for the manipulation and displaying of medical images by a suitable licensed and qualified healthcare professional. It can show images from different modalities and interfaces to various image storage and printing devices using DICOM or similar interface standards. OrthoPACS also uses such images, in conjunction with templates for prosthetic devices, for the purposes of choosing the nature and characteristics of the prosthetic device to be used when planning a potential surgical procedure.

Reason

Potential data loss occurs as a result of the software archiving not working properly.

Code Info

Software versions: 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, and 4.2

Distribution

The software was distributed nationwide to medical facilities. There was no government/military/foreign distribution.

Quantity

216 sites have the affected software