Ge Healthcare It: The GE Centricity Web; Software Version 3.0x, is intended for use under the direct supervision of a licensed healthcare practitioner. The Centricity Enterprise Web is an image and information distribution system for the clinical review of medical images and reports. The Centricity Enterprise Web is not intended for primary diagnosis. The Centricity Enterprise Web is available as a supplemental sub-system to Centricity PACS or as a stand alone Web-based image and information distribution system. The Centricity Enterprise Web provides both the server software and a client application, which utilizes off the shelf browser technology. Centricity Enterprise Web supports several interface protocols which allows the system to be integrated with any image or information systems such as a hospital information system (HIS), radiology information system (RIS), or electronic medical record (EMR), which supports one of the supported integration protocols.

Recall number

Z-0454-2014

Recalling firm

Ge Healthcare It

Product

The GE Centricity Web; Software Version 3.0x, is intended for use under the direct supervision of a licensed healthcare practitioner. The Centricity Enterprise Web is an image and information distribution system for the clinical review of medical images and reports. The Centricity Enterprise Web is not intended for primary diagnosis. The Centricity Enterprise Web is available as a supplemental sub-system to Centricity PACS or as a stand alone Web-based image and information distribution system. The Centricity Enterprise Web provides both the server software and a client application, which utilizes off the shelf browser technology. Centricity Enterprise Web supports several interface protocols which allows the system to be integrated with any image or information systems such as a hospital information system (HIS), radiology information system (RIS), or electronic medical record (EMR), which supports one of the supported integration protocols.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2012-04-19

Posted

2013-12-05

Terminated

2017-12-13

Reason

GE Healthcare has become aware of an issue associated with rejected images using the WADO protocol within GE Centricity Web that may impact patient safety. The WADO (Web Access to DICOM Objects) interface allows for embedding DICOM images as JPEGs on a web page and is available as a licensed operation on Centricity Web. When rejected images are archived by Centricity PACS to Enterprise Archive, an

Root cause

Software design

Action

Urgent Medical Device Correction letters dated April 19, 2013 were sent to customers. The letter requests that customers ensure that their system is configured to disable the WADO interface using the included instructions until the software revision can be installed at their site. The letter further informs customers that updated software will be sent to them for installation.The software has been modified to correct these defects. The modified software will be released and installed in user sites through GE Healthcare FMI# 85206R.

Quantity

53 units

Distribution

US Distribution incluidng states of: CA, FL, GA, IA, IL, LA, MO, NJ, NY, OK, TN, WA, and WI.

Lot, serial or model codes

Software versions: 3.0.x

510(k) numbers

not on file

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

LMD

Firm FEI

3004526608

Firm city

Barrington

Firm state

IL

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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