Recall Z-1402-2025

Merge Healthcare, Inc. · initiated February 19, 2025

Class II Open, Classified

Class II – products that might cause a temporary health problem or pose a slight threat of a serious nature

Product

Merge Cardio, Model/Catalog Number: Version 12.X, Software Version: 12.1, 12.1.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.3.1, 12.3.2, 12.3.3, 12.4, 12.4.1, 12.4.2; Merge Cardio is a software medical device that is an integrated multi-modality image cardiovascular information management system.

Codes / lots: Lot Code: Software versions and UDIs 12.4.1 UDI: (01)00842000101123(10)12.4.1(11)240522 12.4.2 UDI: (01)00842000101123(10)12.4.2(11)250206 12.1, UDI: (01)00842000100928(10)12.1(11)210122; 12.1.1, UDI: (01)00842000100928(10)12.1.1(11)211220; 12.2 UDI: (01)00842000100065(10)12.2.0(11)220713; 12.3, UDI: (01)00842000101109(10)12.3.0(11)221114; 12.3.1 UDI: (01)00842000101109(10)12.3.0(11)221114; 12.3.2 UDI: (01)00842000101109(10)12.3.2(11)230612; 12.3.3 UDI: (01)00842000101109(10)12.3.3(11)230913; 12.4 UDI: (01)00842000101123(10)12.4.0(11)231220; 12.4.1 UDI: (01)00842000101123(10)12.4.1(11)240522; 12.4.2 UDI: (01)00842000101123(10)12.4.2(11)250206

Reason for recall

When following a specific less typical workflow in which the user remeasures using the ultrasound device or manually edits primitive or derived measurement values directly in Clinical Reporting, derived measurements may be inconsistent with the associated primitive measurements in the final patient report.

FDA-determined cause: Software design

Action taken

Merge Healthcare issued an Urgent Field Safety Notice to it's consignees on 02/19/2025 via email. The notice explained the issue, risk to patients, provided a workaround to immediately address the issue, and recommended clinicians check measurements in the final report to ensure that they accurately reflect the patient's condition pending software update. Required Actions: Merge Healthcare Support will contact all customers to: i) Confirm that you have read and understood this Urgent Field Safety Notice. ii) Schedule an update to implement the configuration change on your system. For more information, please contact Merge Healthcare Support at 1-877-741-5369 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week) or visit our website: https://www.merative.com/support/merge. Please forward this notice to any individuals within your organization that may need to be aware of this notification. Customers should alert any other affiliated parties that may be affected by this Urgent Field Safety Notice. The firm identified a missing software version (11.0.2) and issued the corrected notice on 03/03/2025.

Details

Recall number
Z-1402-2025
Initiated
February 19, 2025
Posted by FDA
March 20, 2025
Product code
LLZ – System, Image Processing, Radiological
Quantity
253
Distribution
US
Recalling firm
Merge Healthcare, Inc., Hartland, WI

Official FDA recall record

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