Date Initiated by Firm | June 30, 2008 |
Date Posted | July 30, 2008 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on September 06, 2010 |
Recall Number | Z-2037-2008 |
Recall Event ID |
48755 |
510(K)Number | K993008 |
Product Classification |
perinatal patient monitoring system - Product Code HGM
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Product | GE Healthcare Centricity Perinatal (formerly QS) System - PFILS (Patient File Server) software; automatic patient data management providing clinical information at the bedside in Labor & Delivery, Mother-Baby and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. |
Code Information |
All CPN versions up to 6.70.6 P02 with PFILS versions below 2.0 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions 540 W Northwest Hwy Barrington IL 60010-3051
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For Additional Information Contact | GE Customer Care Center 800-437-1171 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Patient information mix-up: When the PFILS application, configured with a backup server has experienced a network interruption, PFILS verify could result in the Centricity Perinatal application recording non-identifiable patient information to the incorrect patient file. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Software design |
Action | GE Healthcare notified their Centricity Perinatal customers via letter dated 7/20/07 of the problem with the PFILS application that could result in the Centricity Perinatal application recording non-identifiable patient information to the incorrect patient file. The letter provided the users with a workaround and provided them with a Frequently Asked Questions document which listed the availability of a software patch to fix the problem. A follow-up letter dated 6/27/08 was sent on 6/30-7/2/08 to those accounts who had not requested a PFILS Hotfix CD-ROM or had not had their software recently upgraded. The letter a copy of the 7/20/07 letter, the most recent FAQ, the PFILS Hotfix CD (PFIL67_66) and Installation Procedure for the PFILS Patch instructions for installation of the software patch. The accounts were advised that they can request an analysis of existing patient records to determine whether they have been affected by the PFILS issue, by submitting a non-critical Technical Support Request on the GE Centricity Perinatal Web site: http://www.gehealthcare.com/usen/security/cis/stupgrades.html, indicating "PFILS ANALYSIS REQUEST" in the Description of Issue field. Any questions were directed to Technical Support at 800-433-2009. |
Quantity in Commerce | 1,031 units |
Distribution | Worldwide: USA, Puerto Rico, Canada, and China. |
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 = HGM
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