Centricity Cardio Imaging 5.0 is a software only Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). Product Usage: It will be sold as a software only device to operate on general purpose computing hardware. Centricity Cardio Imaging receives medical images and other information from various data sources. Information can be stored, communicated, processed and displayed within the system or across computer networks at distributed locations. Centricity Cardio Imaging is intended to assist trained professionals in the viewing, analysis and diagnostic interpretation of images and other information for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac and vascular disease. These trained professionals include but are not limited to physicians, cardiologists, radiologists, nurses, medical technicians and assistants. Centricity Cardio Imaging is not intended for use in the patient vicinity.
- Company
- Ge Healthcare It
- Recall Initiated
- October 2, 2012
- Posted
- October 21, 2013
- Terminated
- May 16, 2016
- Recall Number
- Z-0034-2014
- Quantity
- 1 unit
- Firm Location
- Barrington, IL
Reason for Recall
GE Healthcare is aware of a potential safety risk where an image labeling situation exists in the Image Viewer software of the Centricity Cardio Imaging product, version 5.0 SP1. Multiple studies may be displayed side by side by selecting "Compare Study" from the Study List, or by opening prior studies in the Patient Folder. In these cases, the Viewer differentiates the studies wityh a label (Curr
Distribution
USA Nationwide Distribution in the state of OK
Lot / Code Info
Software Version: 5.0
Root Cause
Software design
Action Taken
GE Healthcare IT mailed an IMPORTANT PRODUCT INFORMATION letter dated October 2, 2012 to the only consignee of this product. The letter notified the customer of the issue, provided temporary instructions on how to use safely use the software until a new software version can be installed, and advises that a software correction will be made available in the near future. Customers who have any questions can contact their local GEHC-IT service representative or call GE Healthcare's Remote Online Center (ROC) Customer Care Center at 1-800-437-1171.