FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Merge Healthcare, Inc.: Merge Hemo software. The firm name on the labeling is Merge Healthcare, Hartland, WI. Merge Hemo monitors, measures, and records physiologic data from a human patient undergoing a cardiac catheterization procedure
- Recall number
- Z-1778-2017
- Recalling firm
- Merge Healthcare, Inc.
- Product
- Merge Hemo software. The firm name on the labeling is Merge Healthcare, Hartland, WI. Merge Hemo monitors, measures, and records physiologic data from a human patient undergoing a cardiac catheterization procedure
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2016-04-04
- Posted
- 2017-04-11
- Terminated
- 2019-02-21
- Reason
- Use of the software may show an incorrect value to the user when viewing the Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) results during recording.
- Root cause
- Software design
- Action
- MERGE sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated April 4, 2016 to all affected customers via e-mail the week of April 4, 2016. If no email address was available, the letters were issued via certified mail. A second letter dated July 11, 2016 was issued to non-responders. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to ensure that all users of the affected product be provided with the notice. Customers were also asked to reply using the enclosed form and the return addressed envelope. Customers with questions were instructed to send an email to recall@merge.com. For questions regarding this recall call 877-741-5369.
- Quantity
- 24 sites potentially have the affected versions
- Distribution
- Nationwide Distribution including AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, KS, LA, MI, MO, OH, OK, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, and WV.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Versions 9.10.0, 9.20.0, 9.20.1, 9.20.2, 9.30.3, and 9.40.0.
- 510(k) numbers
- K082421
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- DQK
- 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
- 3e6df46828c1
- Size
- 288213574 bytes
- Published
- 2026-10-06
- Read
- 2026-10-07T03:20:25.099Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-14
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 3e6df46828c1, published 2026-10-06