MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MERGE HEALTHCARE MERGE UNITY PACS; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, PRODUCT CODE: LLZ

Model Number	UNITY PACS 11.0.5
Medical Device Problem Codes	Computer Software Problem (1112); Loss of Data (2903)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	08/15/2020
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Event or Problem Description
Merge unity pacs is a medical image and information management system that is used for viewing, selection, processing, printing, telecommunications, and media interchange of medical images from a variety of diagnostic imaging systems.On (b)(6) 2020, a customer contacted merge healthcare to inform us that they were unable to view an exam report from a recent exam.Upon investigation and troubleshooting by merge healthcare support, it was determined that the report never uploaded.Once a blank word doc was created, and the report template was regenerated, the customer was able to read the report successfully.This has the potential to delay patient treatment and/or diagnosis.There have been no reports of patient injury or harm as a result of this issue.(b)(4).

• Brand Name: MERGE UNITY PACS
• Common Device Name: PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, PRODUCT CODE: LLZ
• Manufacturer (Section D): MERGE HEALTHCARE; 900 walnut ridge drive; hartland, wi
• MDR Report Key: 10411790
• Report Number: 2183926-2020-00030
• Device Sequence Number: 16805056
• Product Code: LLZ
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00842000100461
• UDI-Public: 00842000100461
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K041935
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: user facility
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Non-Healthcare Professional
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 08/15/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: UNITY PACS 11.0.5
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 07/21/2020
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 08/15/2020
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1