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The latest ACM Journal has an interesting article on software verification at NASA JPL for the Mars Curiosity Rover at the link provided: Mars Code February 2014
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Company: Stryker Medical Division of Stryker Corporation Date of Enforcement Report:2/122014 Class lI: PRODUCT The Gaymar Medi-Therm device provides a means of regulating patient temperature by supplying temperature-controlled water through a connector hose to accessory Gaymar Hyper/Hypothermia blanket(s)/body wrap(s). The blanket/body wrap provides an interface for heating or cooling the patient. Accessory YSI 400 series...
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Company: AGFA. Corp. Date of Enforcement Report:2/12/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT IMPAX RIS QDOC 5.8 Recall Number Z-0919-2014 REASON Patient name displayed (printed) on the Patient Report was the wrong patient name. RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER AGFA. Corp., Greenville, SC. on 1/8/2014. Voluntary: Firm Initiated recall is ongoing. VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 14 DISTRIBUTION CA, FL, GA,...
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Company: Philips Medical Systems, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report:2/122014 Class lI: PRODUCT Diagnostic imaging systems (GEMINI LXL Model #882412, TruFlight Select Model #882438, GEMINI TF PET/CT16 Model #882470, GEMINI TF PET/CT 64 Model #882471, GEMINI TF Ready Model #882473 & GEMINI TF Big Bore Model #882476) Recall Number Z-0932-2014 REASON The PET Reconstruction Server (PRS)...
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Company: B. Braun Medical, Inc.Date of Enforcement Report:2/122014 Class lI: PRODUCT B. Braun AccuFlo Elastomeric Infusion Pump 200ML/H 100 ML Generally used for delivery of antibiotic and local anesthesia medications. Recall Number Z-0921-2014 REASON Internal testing of two lots of the AccuFlo CT-2000-100 Elastomeric Infusion Pump identified flow rates which are outside the specified infusion...
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Company: GE Healthcare LLC Date of Enforcement Report: 2/12/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT CARESCAPE Monitor B850, a multi-parameter high acuity patient monitor intended for use in multiple areas within a professional healthcare facility. Product Usage: The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is intended for use on adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients and on one patient at a time....
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Company: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report:2/12/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Siemens SOMATOM Definition, Definition AS, Definition Flash, and Definition Edge systems. X-ray tomography, computed, radiology.Recall Number Z-0907-2014 REASON During clinical operation, a malfunction may occur causing a system display freeze with SOMATOM Definition, Definition AS, and definition Edge while running software version...
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A new set of guides and interactive tools to help health care providers more safely use electronic health information technology products, such as electronic health records (EHRs), are now available at the link provided. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) at HHS released the Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience...
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NIST received comments on the Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and is updating the framework. They have announced that the final version (Version 1.0) will be released on February 13. When it is released, the Final Framework will be posted at NIST.
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http://www.aami.org/news/2014/020514_FDA_Overhaul_Inspection_Compliance_Activities.html
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Company: GE Healthcare It Date of Enforcement Report: 2/5/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Imagecast PACS is an image management system intended to be used by trained professionals, including but not limited to physicians, nurses and medical technicians. The system is used with general purpose computing hardware to acquire, transmit, process and store images and data throughout...
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Company: GE Healthcare It Date of Enforcement Report: 2/5/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT The Centricity Laboratory System is intended to be an information system designed to support the clinical and administrative activities associated with the provision and utilization of clinical laboratory services and facilities, e.g., the storing and delivering of analytical results. It is a specially...
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Company: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.. Date of Enforcement Report: 2/5/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Siemens CentraLink” Data Management System V14.0.4, V14.0.5 or V14.0.8_x000D_ _x000D_ The CentraLink system software is a network solution provider and multi-system data manager for the instruments and lab automation systems (LAS) within the lab. The CentraLink software consolidates data from all connected...
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Company: Carestream Health, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report:2/5/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT KODAK DirectView DR 7500 Dual Detector System, MODEL DR 7500, Manufactured by Carestream Health, Inc. 150 Verona Street Rochester, NY 14608. Made in U.S.A. Recall Number Z-0844-2014 REASON Carestream Health, Inc. has recalled DR 7500 Dual Detector System utilizing Version 5.X Software due to...
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Company: GE Healthcare LLC Date of Enforcement Report: 2/5/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT GE Optima CT520 and Optima CT540 Computed Tomography (CT) systems. _x000D_ _x000D_ Intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data taken at different angles and planes. Recall Number Z-0840-2014 REASON There is an issue with the...
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Company: Integra LifeSciences Corp.. Date of Enforcement Report:2/5/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT ntegra Camino Advanced Monitor with Waveform Display Model CAM01 Integra Neurosciences, 311 Enterprise Dr Plainsboro, NJ 08536 USA_x000D_ _x000D_ The Camino Advanced Monitor is a compact, portable device for use with Camino 110-4 series of Pressure / Temperature and Pressure Transducer-Tipped Catheters. Pressure and/or...
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Company: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.. Date of Enforcement Report: 2/5/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Siemens ADVIA 1200 and ADVIA 1650 Chemistry Systems._x000D_ _x000D_ Automated, clinical chemistry analyzers that can run tests on human serum, plasma, or urine. Recall Number Z-0800-2014 REASON An overflow flag //// is displayed in the result column for a test when the...
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Company: DeRoyal Industries Inc Date of Enforcement Report:2/5/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT 1. Aquarius (TM) TEMPERATURE THERAPY, REF T650, Rx Only, Manufactured for DeRoyal Industries, Inc. 200 DeBusk Lane, Powell, TN 37849, Made in China._x000D_ _x000D_ Physical Therapy. Recall Number Z-0834-2014 2. DeRoyal (R) Aquarius Hot/Cold Therapy Combo Unit, w/ Knee/Shoulder Blanket NS, REF T652NS, Rx...
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Company: GE Healthcare It Date of Enforcement Report: 2/5/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Centricity PACS System versions 3.X and higher and 4.X and higher_x000D_ Product Usage: 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...
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http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/j-fuzztest/index.html
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SoftwareCPR comments on common confusion: Struggling with Essential Requirements? Many manufacturers faced with compliance to the 3rd edition of 60601-1 do not understand which of their product requirements meet the essential requirements definition. Confusion arises over the actual risk control measures designed into the system and the requirements for the “performance of a clinical function...
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The link provided is to an article on Fuzz testing. This type of testing involves injecting bad data to challenge your applications and safeguards. This type of testing can be important to verify risk control measures and data integrity checks are verified. The name Fuzz testing is a fairly recent moniker for techniques that have...
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Company: Elekta inc. Date of Enforcement Report:1/29/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT XiO RTP System The XiO RTP System is used to create treatment plans for any cancer patient for whom external beam radiation therapy or brachytherapy has been prescribed. The system will calculate and display, both on-screen and in hard-copy, either two or three-dimensional radiation dose...
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Company: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.. Date of Enforcement Report: 1/29/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Siemens ADVIA 1200 and ADVIA 1650 Chemistry Systems. Automated, clinical chemistry analyzers that can run tests on human serum, plasma, or urine. Recall Number Z-0800-2014 REASON An overflow flag //// is displayed in the result column for a test when the algorithm...
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Company: GE Healthcare It Date of Enforcement Report: 1/22/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Merge Mammo is a multi-modality, vendor-neutral digital mammography workstation that enables imaging centers to use a single workstation to display and read images from different vendors and different acquisition devices, including digital mammography, ultrasound, MRI and CT. Two and three dimensional image review,...
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Company: Draeger Medical Systems, Inc. . Date of Enforcement Report:1/22/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Draeger Infinity Acute Care System Monitoring Solution Recall Number Z-0714-2014 REASON After a test in which a low SpO2 (yellow) medium grade alarm initiated in neo-natal mode and was subsequently paused, the high grade life threatening SpO2 alarm (red) did not activate...
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Company: GE Healthcare LLC Date of Enforcement Report: 1/22/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT GE Optima XR220amx and Optima XR200amx with Digital Upgrade Mobile Radiographic Systems. Model numbers 5555000-5, 5555000-6, and 5421698. Recall Number Z-0725-2014 REASON There exists a software issue associated with patient selection from the worklist on the Optima XR200 with Digital Upgrade, and Optima...
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http://www.aami.org/news/2014/011514_FDA_Names_Issuing_Agencies_for_UDI.html
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Company: Covidien. Date of Enforcement Report:1/15/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Puritan Bennett 840 ventilator systems software part number 4-070212-85, revision AB-AG. The intended use of the product is to provide mechanical ventilation to patients. Recall Number Z-0611-2014 REASON Covidien is conducting a voluntary field corrective action on Puritan Bennett 840 ventilator systems with certain software revisions...
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Company: EOS Imaging Date of Enforcement Report:1/15/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT EOS System X- ray beam Digital radiography system used in general radiographic examinations. Recall Number Z-0529-2014 REASON EOS imaging discovered during production internal testing that the X-ray beam collimation set up by the operator at the user interface of the acquisition workstation is different from...
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Company: Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc Date of Enforcement Report:1/15/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT The Propaq LT Series monitors. Model numbers 802LTAN, 802LT0N, and 802LTRN. These devices are indicated for ECG, noninvasive blood pressure (NIBP), respiration and SpO2. The most likely locations for patients to be monitored by these devices are hospital general medical-surgical, telemetry, and intermediate...
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Lisa Simone, a biomedical software engineer at FDA, published an article in the Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology Journal (Nov-Dec 2013) with information on an analysis of historical software related recalls using internal information at FDA as well as other sources. The article breaks down the recalls by year and product type. She investigated the years...
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Company: Carestream Health Inc. Date of Enforcement Report:1/15/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Carestream DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray System — Made in U.S.A. by Carestream Health Inc. 150 Verona Street, Rochester, NY . 14608 — The DRX Revolution Mobile system is a mobile diagnostic x-ray system for generation of x-rays for examination of various anatomical regions. These products...
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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has adopted the Continua Design Guidelines (CDG) that contain specifications to ensure the interoperability of devices used for applications monitoring personal health (Recommendation ITU-T H.810 Interoperability design guidelines for personal health systems). ITU-T H.810 is available at the link provided: http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-H.810-201312-I
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The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation selected Alan Kusinitz (Managing Partner of SoftwareCPR) to join its board member nominating committee. Alan has contributed to standards development and training programs for AAMI over many years in the interest of protecting public health.
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Company:Covodien. Date of Enforcement Report:1/9/2014 Class l: PRODUCT Puritan Bennett 840 ventilator systems software part number 4-070212-85, revision AB-AG._x000D_ _x000D_ The intended use of the product is to provide mechanical ventilation to patients. Recall Number Z-0611-2014 REASON Due to a software problem, a diagnostic code (XB0069) may be triggered. This causes the ventilator to stop...
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http://www.nist.gov/itl/upload/preliminary-cybersecurity-framework.pdf
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Company: GE Healthcare It Date of Enforcement Report: 1/8/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT The Centricity Laboratory System is intended to be an information system designed to support the clinical and administrative activities associated with the provision and utilization of clinical laboratory services and facilities, e.g., the storing and delivering of analytical results. It is a specially...
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Company: Nipro Diganostics Date of Enforcement Report:1/6/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT TRUEbalance and TRUEtrack blood glucose meters distributed in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Canada, the company said Thursday. REASON The affected meters ? 501 TRUEbalance and 105 TRUEtrack ? may have a flaw in the factory-set unit of measure that would cause them to measure...
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The U.S. Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) maintains a website at the link provided. This website includes information and updates on Health IT and Electronic Medical Records programs for software that often is not considered a Medical Device and not regulated by the U.S. FDA.
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IECEE published Document OD-2044 Ed. 2.2, Evaluation of Risks Management in medical electrical equipment according to IEC 60601-1 and IEC/ISO 80601-1. The procedure intends to provide a uniform approach to the Certification Body Testing Laboratory and Manufacturer on assessment and documentation of compliance with the relevant clauses of IEC 60601 standard series related to the...
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Company: Data Innovations, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report:1/1/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Instrument Manager driver : Driver sysu100i that connects to the Sysmex UF-100 analyzer Software all versions prior to( v7.00.0006 and v8.00.0005): v7.00.0001, v7.00.0002, v7.00.0003, v7.00.0004, v7.00.0005, v8 .00.0001, v8.00.0002, v8.00.0003, and v8 .00.0004 Recall Number Z-0571-2014 REASON When connected to the Sysmex UF-100, the...
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Company: Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report:1/1/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT Plan Parameters workspace within Eclipse Treatment Planning System Version 11 and 13; ARIA Radiation Oncology versions 11 and 13 Acuity, versions 11 and 13. Manufactured by Varian Medical Systems Palo Alto, CA. Used in radiation therapy simulation. Recall Number Z-0552-2014 REASON An anomaly...
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Company: Mckesson Information Solutions LLC Date of Enforcement Report:1/1/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT McKesson Radiology 12.0, Picture Archiving Communication System (PACSA). Recall Number Z-0556-2014 REASON When merging two patient records into one patient record using McKesson Radiology 12.0, the resulting patient record is missing the Contrast Allergy information for the second patient record. RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Mckesson...
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Company: EOS Imaging Date of Enforcement Report:1/1/2014 Class lI: PRODUCT steroEOS Workstation with software versions: 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 used in processing 3D X-ray images Product Usage: The sterEOS Workstation is a general system for acceptance , transfer, display and digital processing of two 3D x-ray images. Recall Number Z-0580-2014 REASON Error copying information to...
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