PlainRecalls
FDA Devices Moderate Class II Terminated

Merge Cardio software. Merge Cardio is a system intended to be used to acquire, store, print, transfer, and archive clinical information including images, Hemodynamic studies and reports, measurements (via import from DICOM Structured Reporting, text files or optical character recognition of measurements captured on images) and cardiology signal (waveform) data.

Reported: December 21, 2016 Initiated: March 28, 2016 #Z-0729-2017

Product Description

Merge Cardio software. Merge Cardio is a system intended to be used to acquire, store, print, transfer, and archive clinical information including images, Hemodynamic studies and reports, measurements (via import from DICOM Structured Reporting, text files or optical character recognition of measurements captured on images) and cardiology signal (waveform) data.

Reason for Recall

If images are sent without an order in the system, they will be matched with the latest order on the current patient/modality matching potentially resulting in the matching of the report to the incorrect accession number (but still associated to the correct patient).

Details

Recalling Firm
Merge Healthcare, Inc.
Units Affected
198 sites potentially have the effected versions
Distribution
Nationwide Distribution
Location
Hartland, WI

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
Merge Cardio software. Merge Cardio is a system intended to be used to acquire, store, print, transfer, and archive clinical information including images, Hemodynamic studies and reports, measurements (via import from DICOM Structured Reporting, text files or optical character recognition of measurements captured on images) and cardiology signal (waveform) data.. Recalled by Merge Healthcare, Inc.. Units affected: 198 sites potentially have the effected versions.
Why was this product recalled?
If images are sent without an order in the system, they will be matched with the latest order on the current patient/modality matching potentially resulting in the matching of the report to the incorrect accession number (but still associated to the correct patient).
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on December 21, 2016. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-0729-2017.