FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Merge Healthcare, Inc.: Merge PACS software. Product Usage: Merge PACS (Picture Archiving Communication System) is designed and marketed for soft copy reading, communication and storage of studies produced by digital modalities, including digital mammography.
- Recall number
- Z-0599-2017
- Recalling firm
- Merge Healthcare, Inc.
- Product
- Merge PACS software. Product Usage: Merge PACS (Picture Archiving Communication System) is designed and marketed for soft copy reading, communication and storage of studies produced by digital modalities, including digital mammography.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2016-03-28
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2021-04-23
- Reason
- The software did not show unviewed images when the last view was skipped. The physician may potentially misdiagnose when not all images are available for viewing.
- Root cause
- Software design
- Action
- The recalling firm issued a letter dated March 28, 2016 via e-mail or via certified mail to customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. The notification instructs the customer to pass the information onto all other users, as well as any downstream customers if it was further distributed. The notification also informs the customer their response is required using the enclosed form and the return addressed envelope.
- Quantity
- 534 sites potentially have the affected versions
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide including Canada.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Versions: V6.0 MR2, 6.0 MR3, 6.0 MR3 CU, 6.0 MR4, 6.0 MR4 CU1, 6.0 MR4 CU2, 6.0 MR4 CU3, 6.0 MR4 CU4, 6.0 MR4 CU5, 6.0 MR4 CU6, 6.0 MR4, CU7, 6.0 MR4 CU8, 6.0 MR4 CU9, 6.0 MR4 CU10, 6.0 MR4 CU11, 6.1, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4, 6.2.5, 6.3, 6.4, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 6.4.3, 6.4.4, 6.4.5, 6.4.6, 6.4.7, 6.5, 6.5.5, 6.5.6, 6.5.7, 6.5.8, 6.5.9, 6.6, 6.6.1, 6.6.1.1, 6.6.2, 6.6.2.1, 6.6.2.2, 7.0, 7.0.1, and 7.0.2.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K082144"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LLZ
- Firm FEI
- 1000116130
- Firm city
- Hartland
- Firm state
- WI
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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