FDA Recall Terminated

GE Centricity PACS RA1000 Workstation (for diagnostic image analysis). GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions, Barrington, IL 60010. The Centricity" PACS Workstation is intended for use as a primary diagnostic and analysis tool for diagnostic images by trained healthcare professionals. 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, manipulate, archive, print, and export images when connected with the Centricity" PACS infrastructure.

Recall: Z-0460-2009 · Initiated September 25, 2008

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0460-2009
Event Number
49458
Firm
GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions
FEI Number
3004526608
Product Code
LLZ
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Software design
Initiated
September 25, 2008
Posted
December 13, 2008
Terminated
September 6, 2010
Address
540 W Northwest Hwy, Barrington, IL, 60010-3051

Description

GE Centricity PACS RA1000 Workstation (for diagnostic image analysis). GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions, Barrington, IL 60010. The Centricity" PACS Workstation is intended for use as a primary diagnostic and analysis tool for diagnostic images by trained healthcare professionals. 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, manipulate, archive, print, and export images when connected with the Centricity" PACS infrastructure.

Reason

Software anomalies result in patient safety issues involving patient jacket content intermittently becoming unintentionally out of synchronization with the images being displayed, and involving Default Display Protocols (DDPs) which are used to layout images when displaying a study. If the user does not check the Study Date Time of the exam on the image title bar, then they may interpret the curr

Action

GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions notified their Centricity PACS RA1000 Workstation customers via letter (Product Safety Notification) dated 9/25/08 of the software anomalies resulting in patient safety issues involving the patient jacket content intermittently becoming unintentionally out of synchronization with the images being displayed, and involving Default Display Protocols (DDPs) which are used to layout images when displaying a study. If the user does not check the Study Date Time of the exam on the image title bar, then they may interpret the current exam as a historical study and vice versa. The letter provided the users with safety instructions to follow until the software is updated. Direct any questions to the Remote Online Center, Field Engineer or the GE Customer Care Center at 800-437-1171. The accounts were requested to complete the enclosed customer reply form, supplying the workstation software or build number, and fax the completed form to 847-277-5240.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution including USA and countries of Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom and Venezuela.

Quantity

546 units