Severity
Moderate
FDA Devices recall · Reported September 10, 2025
Merge Healthcare has been informed by Schiller AG (Baar, Switzerland) of an issue with the Schiller ARGUS PB-3000 Patient Data Module (PDM) where certain units trigger an error me…
Merge Healthcare, Inc. recalled Merge Hemo, Model RCSV2, Model/Catalog Number 99-01172-00, software versions 11.1 and 11.… - a moderate-severity action.
Merge Hemo, Model RCSV2, Model/Catalog Number 99-01172-00, software versions 11.1 and 11.… was recalled by Merge Healthcare, Inc. in September 10, 2025. Reason: Merge Healthcare has been informed by Schiller AG (Baar, Switzerland) of an issue with the Schiller ARGUS PB-…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-2518-2025 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Merge Healthcare, Inc. issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-Merge Healthcare has been informed by Schiller AG (Baar, Switzerland) of an issue with the Schiller ARGUS PB-….
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-2518-2025 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
This FDA Devices action (record #Z-2518-2025) was formally reported on September 10, 2025, with the manufacturer initiating the action on August 11, 2025. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Ongoing. Merge Healthcare, Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Hartland, WI. Federal records list the affected scope as 84.
The documented reason for this recall is: Merge Healthcare has been informed by Schiller AG (Baar, Switzerland) of an issue with the Schiller ARGUS PB-3000 Patient Data Module (PDM) where certain units trigger an error message on the Merge Hemo Client (Pressur… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: US Nationwide distribution including in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, …. 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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Where this recall sits in its category - 40,322 medical devices recalls on record
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Severity
Moderate
Affected scope
84
Related Recalls
6
3 from same agency
Merge Hemo, Model RCSV2, Model/Catalog Number 99-01172-00, software versions 11.1 and 11.1.1 Product Description: The Merge Hemo, Model RCSV2 device is a hemodynamics recording computer system that monitors, measures, displays, records and stores various physiologic and blood flow parameters based on the output from one or more electrodes, transducers, or measuring devices. The system is used for documenting and monitoring patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional catheter-based procedures. The procedures can be performed in the clinical areas of invasive cardiology, interventional radiology, and cardiac electrophysiology.
Merge Healthcare has been informed by Schiller AG (Baar, Switzerland) of an issue with the Schiller ARGUS PB-3000 Patient Data Module (PDM) where certain units trigger an error message on the Merge Hemo Client (Pressure Sensor Defective) during non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) measurements, specifically when the initial inflation pressure is set in the high-pressure range (>240 mmHg). The ARGUS PB-3000 is a vital signs monitoring instrument intended to be integrated into the Merge Hemo System. No other components of the Merge Hemo System are affected.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Recall number | Z-2518-2025 |
| Date reported | September 10, 2025 |
| Date initiated | August 11, 2025 |
| Recalling firm | Merge Healthcare, Inc. |
| Firm location | Hartland, WI |
| Affected scope | 84 |
| Distribution | US Nationwide distribution including in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wisc… |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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