Vital Images, Inc.: Vital, Vitrea fX and Vitrea Enterprise Suite fX Model number: Vitrea fX 2.1, fX 3.0, and fX 3.1 Vitrea Enterprise Suite (VES) fX 1.2 and VES fX 1.3 The Vitrea 4D CT Brain Perfusion option is intended for post processing based on dynamic CT images continuously acquired during the infection of contrast, for the visualization of apparent blood flow in brain tissue and pictorial illustration of perfusion-related parameters to aid in the assessment of the type and extent of cerebral perfusion disturbances.

Recall number

Z-0797-2011

Recalling firm

Vital Images, Inc.

Product

Vital, Vitrea fX and Vitrea Enterprise Suite fX Model number: Vitrea fX 2.1, fX 3.0, and fX 3.1 Vitrea Enterprise Suite (VES) fX 1.2 and VES fX 1.3 The Vitrea 4D CT Brain Perfusion option is intended for post processing based on dynamic CT images continuously acquired during the infection of contrast, for the visualization of apparent blood flow in brain tissue and pictorial illustration of perfusion-related parameters to aid in the assessment of the type and extent of cerebral perfusion disturbances.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2010-10-14

Posted

2010-12-21

Terminated

2012-05-15

Reason

Vital Images Inc., reported that a software defect exists with Vitrea fX 2.1, 3.0 and 3.1 CT Brain Analysis whereby the annotated numeric ROI values on a batched perfusion map are incorrect when created using the auto batching function (from the right click menu) with the auto ROI templates enabled.

Root cause

Software design

Action

Vital Images, Inc sent a Vital "Urgent Software Update Alert" letter dated 14 October 2010 to all Consignees/Customers. The letter described the product and problem. They advised, until new software is installed, that the customers can avoid obtaining incorrect values by tuning off ROI templates prior to selecting the batch option from the right click menu in the CT Brain Analysis application; and recommended that the customers re-examine any ROI perfusion values that were previously generated using automatic collage batching with ROI templates. Please direct any questions or comments to Customer Support at support@vitalimages.com or at 1-800-208-3005. Any help needed to install this software update can also be directed to Customer Support.

Quantity

182

Distribution

Worldwide distribution: USA including states of: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NY, NJ, ND, OH, PA, PR, TN, TX, WA, WI, and WY, and countries of: CANADA, NETHERLANDS, TAIWAN, CHINA, SINGAPORE, UNITED KINGDOM, BRAZIL, GERMANY, RUSSIA, THAILAND, FRANCE, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, SPAIN, PAKISTAN,IRELAND, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, HONG KONG, EGYPT, ITALY, AUSTRIA, SLOVAK IA, BULGARIA, LEBANON, ALGERA, TAIWAN, SOUTH ARICA, BELGIUM, MALAYSIA, DENMARK, and JORDAN.CANADA, NETHERLANDS, TAIWAN, CHINA, SINGAPORE, UNITED KINGDOM, BRAZIL, GERMANY, RUSSIA, THAILAND, FRANCE, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, SPAIN, PAKISTAN,IRELAND, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, HONG KONG, EGYPT, ITALY, AUSTRIA, SLOVAK IA, BULGARIA, LEBANON, ALGERA, TAIWAN, SOUTH ARICA, BELGIUM, MALAYSIA, DENMARK, JORDAN.

Lot, serial or model codes

none

510(k) numbers

["K072821"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

LLZ

Firm FEI

3001654007

Firm city

Plymouth

Firm state

MN

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

Copy