Severity
Moderate
FDA Devices recall · Reported January 22, 2014
There is a potential safety issue with the 8.0.2 version software of the Merge (Cedara) Mammo viewer. The Merge Mammo viewer can load and display images not in synch with the sele…
Ge Healthcare It recalled Merge Mammo is a multi-modality, vendor-neutral digital mammography workstation that enab… - a moderate-severity action.
Merge Mammo is a multi-modality, vendor-neutral digital mammography workstation that enab… was recalled by Ge Healthcare It in January 22, 2014. Reason: There is a potential safety issue with the 8.0.2 version software of the Merge (Cedara) Mammo viewer. The Mer…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-0748-2014 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Ge Healthcare It issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-There is a potential safety issue with the 8.0.2 version software of the Merge (Cedara) Mammo viewer. The Mer….
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-0748-2014 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
This FDA Devices action (record #Z-0748-2014) was formally reported on January 22, 2014, with the manufacturer initiating the action on August 26, 2013. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Ge Healthcare It is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Barrington, IL. Federal records list the affected scope as 28 units.
The documented reason for this recall is: There is a potential safety issue with the 8.0.2 version software of the Merge (Cedara) Mammo viewer. The Merge Mammo viewer can load and display images not in synch with the selected or highlighted images in the thumbn… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide Distribution - USA including AK, AR, CA, IA, ID, IL, MI, MS, MT, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, SC, TN, WI and Internationally to Israel, Mexico, and Spain.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.
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Severity
Moderate
Affected scope
28 units
Related Recalls
6
3 from same agency
Merge Mammo is a multi-modality, vendor-neutral digital mammography workstation that enables imaging centers to use a single workstation to display and read images from different vendors and different acquisition devices, including digital mammography, ultrasound, MRI and CT. Two and three dimensional image review, manipulation, analysis and therapy planning capabilities that support image management display needs in the medical environment from multiple locations within and outside the hospital. Productivity-Enhancing Second Console Workstations - Workstations designed to perform automated, routine tasks such as image review, printing and archiving as well as post processing capabilities that enable special services for referring physicians. Diagnostic Review Workstations - Workstations designed to assist radiologists and surgeons in conducting primary diagnostic review and planning through flexible and interactive manipulation of multi-modal softcopy image including the use of prosthetic template overlays, and including mammography. Physician's Review Workstations - Workstations designed to give easy and economic access to multi-modality softcopy images in multiple locations within and outside the hospital. (e.g. teleconferencing, teleradiology etc.) Lossy compressed mammographic images must not be used for primary diagnostic interpretation unless approved for use in digital mammography. Display monitors used for primary diagnostic interpretation of mammographic images must be approved for use in digital mammography.
There is a potential safety issue with the 8.0.2 version software of the Merge (Cedara) Mammo viewer. The Merge Mammo viewer can load and display images not in synch with the selected or highlighted images in the thumbnail navigator. This incorrect image display issue could result in an inaccurate reading on the Merge Mammo workstation. This could result in a missed intervention or mis-diagnosis.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | Z-0748-2014 |
| Date reported | January 22, 2014 |
| Date initiated | August 26, 2013 |
| Recalling firm | Ge Healthcare It |
| Firm location | Barrington, IL |
| Affected scope | 28 units |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - USA including AK, AR, CA, IA, ID, IL, MI, MS, MT, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, SC, TN, WI and Internationally to Israel, Mexico, and Spain. |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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