| Date Initiated by Firm | October 26, 2015 |
| Create Date | December 28, 2015 |
| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on July 22, 2016 |
| Recall Number | Z-0554-2016 |
| Recall Event ID |
72661 |
| 510(K)Number | K082421 |
| Product Classification |
Computer, diagnostic, programmable - Product Code DQK
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| Product | Merge Hemo with software versions 10.0 LA.
Merge Hemo (formerly named HeartSuite Hemodynamics) monitors, measures, and records physiologic data from a human patient undergoing a cardiac catheterization procedure. |
| Code Information |
Merge Hemo with software versions 10.0 LA |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Merge Healthcare, Inc. 900 Walnut Ridge Dr Hartland WI 53029-8347
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| For Additional Information Contact | n/a 262-367-0700 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | The firm, Merge Healthcare, sent out Merge HEMO V10.0 & Merge CARDIO V10.1 software to 3 customers before the product was completely validated in house. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Process control |
| Action | Consignees were either contacted via phone 9/2015 or in person 7/31/2015.
The customer communications involved the need to upgrade the consignees software. Merge Healthcare did not script the conversations because they opted to hold one-on-one management level discussions to carefully explain the importance of moving to the Generally Available (GA) release. |
| Quantity in Commerce | 2 |
| Distribution | Distributed in the states of IL, NC, and VT. |
| Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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| 510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = DQK
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