FDA Devices recall · Reported September 14, 2016
Centricity Enterprise Archive is a software product for receiving, archiving and sending of medical data. Qualified system administrators install, monitor and maintain the system. DICOM devices (e.g. modalities, workstations) communicate with the archive using the DICOM protocol (published by ACR-NEMA). The clinical use is limited to the interaction other systems have with the Centricity Enterprise Archive. Centricity Enterprise Archive is not intended for use in patient vicinity. The intended u
There is a potential for data loss associated with empty path names resulting from HL-7 updates when the cache disk is almost full. In an unlikely event that the cache disk is alm…
Ge Healthcare It recalled Centricity Enterprise Archive is a software product for receiving, archiving and sending … - a moderate-severity action.
Centricity Enterprise Archive is a software product for receiving, archiving and sending … was recalled by Ge Healthcare It in September 14, 2016. Reason: There is a potential for data loss associated with empty path names resulting from HL-7 updates when the cach…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-2739-2016 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Ge Healthcare It issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-There is a potential for data loss associated with empty path names resulting from HL-7 updates when the cach….
- Moderate
- severity level
- 1K units
- affected scope
- Class II
- classification
- September 14, 2016
- reported
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-2739-2016 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution scope (see Distribution below) directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.
Within the same product category the archive holds 6 closely related recalls, 6 from FDA Devices - clustering in a narrow category often points to a systemic quality-control or supplier issue rather than a one-off defect. Always verify the recall number against the official agency record before acting.
Medical Devices recalls over time
Where this recall sits in its category - 41,021 medical devices recalls on record
Of 88,244 recalls with an agency hazard classification, 19,068 are high severity, 64,652 moderate, and 4,524 low. A further 16,179 CPSC/NHTSA recalls have no agency class and are excluded from this split. This recall is classified moderate severity.
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Product description
Centricity Enterprise Archive is a software product for receiving, archiving and sending of medical data. Qualified system administrators install, monitor and maintain the system. DICOM devices (e.g. modalities, workstations) communicate with the archive using the DICOM protocol (published by ACR-NEMA). The clinical use is limited to the interaction other systems have with the Centricity Enterprise Archive. Centricity Enterprise Archive is not intended for use in patient vicinity. The intended users for Centricity Enterprise Users service personnel and System administrators, and non clinical users. As of V4.0 XDS enabled systems can communicate with the archive using the XDS and XDS-I profiles (published by IHE).
Reason for recall
There is a potential for data loss associated with empty path names resulting from HL-7 updates when the cache disk is almost full. In an unlikely event that the cache disk is almost full (<100MB) and HL-7 update events are received, the update action fails and an empty path name is written to the EA database. As a result the instance is not deleted from the storage device but no longer referenced. When trying to retrieve the instance an error is returned.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | Z-2739-2016 |
| Date reported | September 14, 2016 |
| Date initiated | November 16, 2012 |
| Recalling firm | Ge Healthcare It |
| Firm location | Barrington, IL |
| Affected scope | 1,379 units |
| Distribution | Nationwide Distribution |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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