FDA Recall Terminated

Merge Cardio software. The firm name on the label is Merge Healthcare, Hartland, WI. Intended to be used to acquire, store, print, transfer, and archive clinical information.

Recall: Z-2123-2017 · Initiated April 13, 2016

Recall

Recall Number
Z-2123-2017
Event Number
77124
Firm
Merge Healthcare, Inc.
FEI Number
1000116130
Product Code
LLZ
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Software design
Initiated
April 13, 2016
Posted
May 22, 2017
Terminated
July 17, 2017
Address
900 Walnut Ridge Dr, Hartland, WI, 53029-8347

Description

Merge Cardio software. The firm name on the label is Merge Healthcare, Hartland, WI. Intended to be used to acquire, store, print, transfer, and archive clinical information.

Reason

Fetal patient report was automatically pulling prior measurement data for a prior fetus since the fetal study is based on the mother's MRN, resulting in the wrong fetal measurements getting referenced.

Action

The recalling firm issued a "Medical Device Correction" letter dated 4/13/2016 via e-mail. The letter identified the affected product, issue involved, potential harm, a work around, as well as the actions to be performed by both the customer and firm. Merge Technical Support will contact customers to discuss the fix. Customers are to ensure that all users are provided the notice. If the affected product was further distributed, those customers should be identified and notified of the issue. A copy of the notice may be provided to those customers. If there are additional questions, customers can e-mail [email protected].

Distribution

Distributed to the states of AZ, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MI, NY, NC, OH, OK, TX, and VT.

Quantity

30 sites have the potentially affected software versions