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Company: Optimedica Corporation Date of Enforcement Report: 5/27/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT Catalys Precision Laser System-Catalys – U – US product; Catalys-1 – International product; software version 3.00.05 The OptiMedica Catalys Precision Laser System is indicated for use in patients undergoing cataract surgery for removal of the crystalline lens. Recall Number Z-1683-2015 REASON Software anomaly on...
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Hospira Lifecare PCA infusion pump running “SW ver 412” does not require authentication for Telnet sessions, which allows remote attackers to gain root privileges via TCP port 23.  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has been working with Hospira to get this resolved and Hospira will be performing a recall to correct this.
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Soft Computer Consultants, Inc.Product: Class I/II software systems Date: 4/30/2015 1. Failure to adequately establish procedures for CAPA as required by 21 CFR 820.100(a). Specifically, A. Product Change Controls (PCCs) which are corrective and preventive actions for handling software coding defects do not always include investigating the cause of all nonconformities relating to product, processes...
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Company: Del Mar Reynolds Medical, Ltd.Date of Enforcement Report: 4/29/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT Spacelabs Pediatric Flow Sensor Kit, PN: 376-0561-00. This kit is for Spacelabs Healthcare Blease 700/900 Series Ventilators. Designed specifically for the mechanical ventilation of adult and pediatric patients under general anesthesia. Recall Number Z-1458-2015 REASON Reports of inaccurate low flow readings. Monitored...
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Company:Thermedx LLCDate of Enforcement Report: 4/29/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT Fluid Management System P4000; for irrigation and fluid warming in laparoscopic procedures, and distention, fluid warming, and volume/deficit measurements in endoscopic procedures within gynecology, urology, and orthopedic procedures. Recall Number Z-1463-2015 REASON To correct software bugs that could affect the ability to accurately measure fluid deficit.....
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Company:Baxter Healthcare CorpDate of Enforcement Report: 4/22/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT Master Drug Library Software version 8.0, Product Code 35723V080, to be used with SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System (Pump) version 8.0, Product Code 35700BAX2 The SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pump with Master Drug Library (MDL) is intended to be used for the controlled administration of fluids. Recall...
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SoftwareCPR® is pleased to announce their Silver Service partnership with Ranorex®, an excellent test automation tool and company.  You can read other posts on our site regarding Ranorex® here. As a silver partner, SoftwareCPR® is recognized as having the quality and experience needed for developing automated tests using Ranorex®, both in regulated and non-regulated environments....
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Company:Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report: 4/15/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT ADVIA Chemistry XPT System, Siemens Material Number 10723034, Software Version 1.0.2, Siemens Material Number 11219493, IVD. The ADVIA XPT Chemistry System is an automated, clinical chemistry analyzer that runs tests on serum, plasma, urine, or cerebral spinal fluid in random access and batch...
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AAMI published an article entitled: “Best Practices in Applying Medical Device Risk Management Terminology” in its Spring 2015 Horizons publication. Alan Kusinitz, Founder of SoftwareCPR, co-authored this article and a reprint is provided with the permission of AAMI at the link provided. This is for your personal reference not for wider distribution due to the...
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Quality Electrodynamics, LLC..Product: cois used in conjunction with MRI scanners . Date: 4/10/2015 Failure to document validation activities, as required by 21 CFR 820.75(a). Specifically, The setting (temperature and line speed) used during the validation studies for the reflow oven, which is part of the SMT (Surface Mount Technology) line, to determine the optimum settings...
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Company:Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report: 4/8/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT ACCU-CHEK Connect Diabetes Management App; Instruction Manual Designed to transfer data for diabetes management. Recall Number Z-1369-2015 REASON Roche Diabetes Care has become aware of an issue with the Accu-Chek Connect diabetes management app that could potentially lead to inaccurate bolus advice being provided...
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http://www.ecri.org/press/Pages/Alarms-Health-IT-Patient-Violence-2015-Top-10-Patient-Safety-Concerns.aspx
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Crisis Prevention and Recovery, LLC (CPR) is excited to announce the formation of a new business speciality, HumanFactorsCPR. HumanFactorsCPR is the fourth business speciality under the CPR brand, joining SoftwareCPR, ValidationCPR, and RegulatoryCPR. “One of the most attractive features of our new HumanFactorsCPR services is our capability to bridge the risk analysis process with the...
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Company: Philips Medical Systems, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report 4/8/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT Computed Tomography X-ray Systems (Brilliance CT 64-channel w/Essence technology, Brilliance iCT, Brilliance iCT SP, Ingenuity Core, Ingenuity Core128 & Ingenuity CT), Philips Medical Systems, Cleveland, OH Recall Number Z-1359-2015 REASON Philips discovered that a software defect exists in marketed product wherein the...
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Company:Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report: 4/8/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT Syngo.plaza. A Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) intended to display, process, read, report, communicate, distribute, store and archive digital medical images. It supports the physician in diagnosis and treatment planning. Recall Number Z-1354-2015 REASON Possibly incomplete archived studies during pre-fetch. In a...
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Recipient: Yunnan Hande Bio-Tech. Co. Ltd..Product: active pharmaceutical ingredients . Date: 4/6/2015 Our investigators observed specific deviations during the inspection, including, but not limited to, the following: 1. Failure to prevent unauthorized access or changes to data and to provide adequate controls to prevent omission of data. You lacked controls to prevent the unauthorized manipulation...
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Company:CareFusion 303, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report: 4/1/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT Alaris PC units, Model No. 8015. Infusion pump. Recall Number Z-1311-2015 REASON CareFusion is recalling the Alaris PC unit because of an error code. The error code may occur upon power on during the “Power-On Self Test” due to a keypad issue. RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER CareFusion...
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Company:Brainlab AGDate of Enforcement Report: 4/1/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT ExacTrac versions 6.x patient positioning systems are used to position patients during radiosurgery or radiotherapy procedures.. Recall Number Z-1316-2015 REASON The ExacTrac 6.x Patient Positioning System may incorrectly position the patient when using the ExacTrac Cone Beam CT (CBCT) with a TrueBeam-specific optional subvolume-CBCT.. RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER...
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Company:GE Healthcare Date of Enforcement Report: 4/1/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT GE Healthcare, SIGNA 1.5T TWINSPEED, SIGNA INFINITY MRISYSTEM, SIGNA 3.0T INFINITY WITH EXCITE, SIGNA 3.0T WITH EXCITE, SIGNA EXCITE 1.5T, SIGNA EXCITE 3.0T, GE 1.5T AND 3.0T SIGNA HDX MR SYSTEM, Discovery MR750 3.0T, Discovery MR450 1.5T, Discovery MR750w 3.0T, Optima MR450w 1.5T, SIGNA Contour,...
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Company:RAYSEARCH LABORATORIES ABDate of Enforcement Report: 4/1/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT RayStation Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning System; — RayStation 3.5, RayStation 4.0, RayStation 4.5 and RayStation 4.7. For RayStation 4.7, the issue applies also to machines with fixed jaws, regardless of MLC/jaw position. RayStation is a software system designed for treatment planning and analysis of radiation...
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Company:Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report: 4/1/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT MAGNETOM systems Aera/Skyra/Avanto/Verio with software syngo MR D13A ; indicated for use as magnetic resonance diagnostic devices (MRDD) that produce transverse, sagittal, coronal and oblique cross-sectional images, spectroscopic images and/or spectra, and that display the internal structure and/or function of the head, body,...
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The Joint Commission, the nation’s largest accreditation organization for hospitals offers a free one hour online course entitled “Investigating and Preventing Health Information Technology-Related Patient Safety Events” at the link provided. https://www.jointcommission.org/topics/free_online_education_courses.aspx
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Company:Mindray DS USA, Inc. dba Mindray North AmericaDate of Enforcement Report: 3/25/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT VITROS Hand-held Barcode Scanner, Catalog Number 6844210, for use with the following Passport V Monitor, Multiparameter Patient Monitor(with Arrhythmia Detection and Alarms) Intended for intra hospital use under the direct supervision of a licensed healthcare practitioner. Recall Number Z-1280-2015 REASON...
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Company:Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report: 3/25/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT ARTISTE MV System, Linear Accelerator (LINAC) with SysVC10A software. The intended use of the ARTISTE MV System linear accelerator system is to deliver x-ray radiation for therapeutic treatment of cancer. Recall Number Z-0984-2015 REASON There may be an existing dark current phenomenon on...
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Company:Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report: 3/25/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT Siemens LANTIS Oncology Information System Servers; allows the radiation therapist to deliver treatment to patient using the MEVATRON and all available accessories Recall Number Z-1282-2015 REASON There is a potential safety risk when using LANTIS server software with operating systems with which it...
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Company:St Jude Medical.Date of Enforcement Report: 3/25/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT TactiSys Quartz Pack, PN-004 400. For percutaneous catheter radiofrequency (RF) ablation of atrial cardiac arrhythmias that allows visualization of the contact force between TactiCath quartz catheter tip and the heart wall. Product Usage: This device is indicated for use in cardiac electrophysiological mapping and for...
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The draft of the US ONC proposed 2015 HealthIT ceritfication requirements rule is at the link provided. The final will be published March 30, 2015. This new version requires use of a quality system and states: “….QMS established by the federal government and SDOs include FDA’s quality system regulation in 21 CFR part 820, ISO...
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Company: Villa Radiology Systems LLC. Date of Enforcement Report 3/18/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT Juno DFR x-ray system Recall Number Z-1079-2015 REASON It has been discovered that the system – does not provide the appropriate audible signal, permanent activation, and manual override, although the system is in high-level control functionality RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Villa Radiology Systems LLC,...
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Company:Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report: 3/18/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT SIEMENS SOMATOM Force with software version VA50A and /or VA50A_FP1 and/or VA50A_SP0; Product Usage: The intended use of computed tomography is to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data from either the same axial plane taken at...
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Company:Ortho-Clinical DiagnosticsDate of Enforcement Report: 3/18/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT VITROS Hand-held Barcode Scanner, Catalog Number 6844210, for use with the following VITROS Systems: VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System, VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostics System, VITROS 4600 Chemistry System, VITROS 5600 Integrated System. This product is an accessory for use with VITROS Analyzer Systems. Recall Number Z-1263-2015 REASON...
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Company:INO Therapeutics (dba Ikaria).Date of Enforcement Report: 3/11/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT Ikaria, INOmax DSIR (Delivery System), Model 10007. Nitric oxide delivery system for use with ventilators. Recall Number Z-1223-2015 REASON Potential delivery failure alarm condition. INOmax DSIR with software version 2.0.4 and a certain variant of the monitor display may trigger a delivery failure alarm...
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Company: Medtronic MiniMed Inc. Date of Enforcement Report 3/11/2015 Class lII: PRODUCT CareLink Pro Medtronic CareLink Pro MMT-7335 is a personal computer software application designed to enhance Health Care Provider management of diabetic patients using Medtronic insulin pumps and blood glucose meters. MMT-7335 is intended for use by Health Care Providers/Physicians as a therapy management...
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Company: Philips Medical Systems, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report 3/11/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT Philips Medical System Allura Xper X-Ray Angiographic Recall Number Z-1120-2015 REASON In certain circumstances, a software error can lead to a situation where the five minute fluoroscopy audible signal does not sound. RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Philips Medical Systems, Inc., Andover, MA 6/6/2014. Voluntary:...
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Company:Hospira Inc..Date of Enforcement Report: 5/28/2014 Class l: PRODUCT Plum A+ infusion pumps and Plum A+3 infusion pumps REASON he Plum A+ and A+3 infusion pumps have an alarm that should sound when a therapy is interrupted. Some of the alarms may fail to sound in situations that should trigger it. It is possible for...
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Company:Spacelabs Healthcare Inc.Date of Enforcement Report: 3/4/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT Spacelabs Healthcare qube Compact Monitor, Model 91390. The Spacelabs Healthcare qube Compact Monitor (91390), functioning as either bedside or central monitors; passively displays data generated by Spacelabs Healthcare parameter modules, Flexports interfaces, and other SDLC based products in the form of waveform and numeric displays,...
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Company:Spacelabs Healthcare Inc.Date of Enforcement Report: 3/4/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT Spacelabs Healthcare XPREZZON Bedside Monitor, Model 91393. The Spacelabs Healthcare XPREZZON Bedside Monitor passively displays data generated by Spacelabs parameter modules, Flexport interfaces, and other Spacelabs SDLG based products as waveform and numeric displays, trends and alarms. Key monitored parameters available on the model 91393,...
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Company: GE Healthcare It. Date of Enforcement Report 3/4/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT The Centricity PACS Workstation is intended for use as a primary diagnostic and analysis tool for diagnostic images by trained healthcare professionals, including radiologists, physicians, technologists, clinicians and nurses. It is also intended for use as a clinical review workstation throughout the healthcare...
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ANSI/AAMI/IEC TIR80001-2-5:2014 “Application of risk management for IT-networks incorporating medical devices Part 2-5: Application guidance: Guidance on distributed alarm systems” has been published. Sherman Eagles of SoftwareCPR was a co-chair for this.
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Company:Iba Dosimetry Gmbh.Date of Enforcement Report: 3/4/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT COMPASS SW Version 3.1, Catalog Number CS10-100, medical linear accelerator, radiological. Recall Number Z-1212-2015 REASON Error in the software. During internal tests of the current development version of the Compass SW it was found that dose reconstruction for DMLC plans when the jaws move or...
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Stan Hamilton and Brian Pate of SoftwareCPR offer the following tip. As risk managers, we often struggle to draw the line for inclusion of foreseeable misuse. We ask questions like what is credible, and how far must you go? When performing risk analysis, we decide if it is credible enough to list as a hazard...
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Novacyl (Thailand), Ltd.Product: active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) Date: 2/27/2015 3. Failure to prevent unauthorized access or changes to data and to provide adequate controls to prevent omission of data. The inadequate controls over access to your data raise questions about the authenticity and reliability of your data and the quality of the APIs you produce....
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Company:Alivecor SFO.Date of Enforcement Report: 3/4/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT Alive ECG App 2.1.2 ( a medical device application for the Apple iOS operating system, intended to be used with the AliveCor Heart Monitor. The AliveCor Heart Monitor is intended to record, store and transfer single-channel electrocardiogram (ECG) rhythms. The AliveCor Heart Monitor also displays ECG...
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Company: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc Date of Enforcement Report 2/25/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT Artis One; The Artis One is an angiography system developed for diagnostic interventional procedures including, but not limited to pediatric and obese patients. Procedures that can be performed with the Artis One include cardiac angiography, neuro-angiography, general angiography, rotational angiography, multipurpose...
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Company:CME America, LLC.Date of Enforcement Report: 2/25/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT BodyGuard 323 pump, models 100-510PXSI, 100-516PXS, 100-517PXS, 100-518PXS, 100-603XSA and 100-603XSAP Recall Number Z-1126-2015 REASON CME America is recalling the BodyGuard and BodyGuard 323 Infusion pumps due to the potential for an over delivery. RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER CME America, LLC, Golden, CO on 1/16/2015 Voluntary: Firm...
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XZeal Technologies, Inc.Product: XZeal Dental X-Ray Unit Z70 Date: 2/20/2015 1. Failure to establish and maintain procedures for validating the device design, as required by 21 CFR 820.30(g). For example: b. Your firm has not established and maintained documentation in support of Section 4.6 – Design Validation of the Product – Conception and Development, PR0-04.01,...
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Inovo, IncProduct: AccuPulse Model 6505 oxygen conserver, Bonsai Velocity oxygen conserver, Evolution oxygen conserver, Evolution with Motion oxygen conserver, SmartDose oxygen conserver, Smart Does Mini oxygen conserver, Oxymizer Disposable oxygen conservers, and oxygen Regulators. Date: 2/19/2015 4. Failure to establish and maintain procedures for validating the device design, as required by 21 CFR 820.30(g). Specifically,...
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Company:TeraRecon, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report: 2/18/2015 Class lI: PRODUCT Aquarius iNtuition Client Viewer. Findings Workflow module, RECIST 1.1: Picture Archiving and Communications System; Findings Workflow Modules 4.4.11.82.6784, 4.4.11.116.7134, 4.4.11.144.7589. A fully-configured iNtuition system is capable of various image processing and visualization functions, including basic features and advanced post processing modules. The system can be configured...
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