PlainRecalls
FDA Devices Moderate Class II Terminated

GE Healthcare, AW Server. Product Usage: . AW Server is a medical software system that allows multiple users to remotely access AW applications from compatible computers on a network. The system allows networking, selection, processing and filming of multimodality DICOM images. Both the client and server software are only for use with off the shelf hardware technology that meets defined minimum specifications.

Reported: April 24, 2013 Initiated: June 28, 2012 #Z-1137-2013

Product Description

GE Healthcare, AW Server. Product Usage: . AW Server is a medical software system that allows multiple users to remotely access AW applications from compatible computers on a network. The system allows networking, selection, processing and filming of multimodality DICOM images. Both the client and server software are only for use with off the shelf hardware technology that meets defined minimum specifications.

Reason for Recall

GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue with respect to the Results Viewer in the AW Server. After starting the Results Viewer with the selected series of a patient, the pixel and certain annotation data from a different patient is displayed in one of the viewports. This occurs on an occasional basis, when multiple users are simultaneously accessing the Results Viewe

Details

Recalling Firm
GE Healthcare, LLC
Units Affected
429
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide including the states of: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, IA, LA, MD, MI, ,N, ,S, MO, MT, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN,TX, UT, VA, WA, WI. and the countries of : AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BOSNIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, DENMARK, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, GREECE, GUADELOUPE, HONG KONG, INDIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, LIBYA, MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PANAMA, POLAND, QATAR, REUNION, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TURKEY and UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
Location
Waukesha, WI

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
GE Healthcare, AW Server. Product Usage: . AW Server is a medical software system that allows multiple users to remotely access AW applications from compatible computers on a network. The system allows networking, selection, processing and filming of multimodality DICOM images. Both the client and server software are only for use with off the shelf hardware technology that meets defined minimum specifications.. Recalled by GE Healthcare, LLC. Units affected: 429.
Why was this product recalled?
GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue with respect to the Results Viewer in the AW Server. After starting the Results Viewer with the selected series of a patient, the pixel and certain annotation data from a different patient is displayed in one of the viewports. This occurs on an occasional basis, when multiple users are simultaneously accessing the Results Viewe
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on April 24, 2013. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-1137-2013.