Device recall: Merge LIS software. The firm name on the label is Merge Healthcare. Merge LIS system is a complete system for…
Class II FDA enforcement event 77299. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
There are potential issues with results reporting for certain run-based tests. Under certain conditions, the wrong results could inadvertently be verified.
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Merge Healthcare, Inc. started this device recall on 15 Apr 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Hartland, WI. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 77299 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 5 Jul 2017. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 13 Mar 2019.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide Distribution to facilities and distributors. Distribution was made to the Virgin Islands. Foreign distribution was also made. There was no military/government distribution.
Recalling firm
Merge Healthcare, Inc., Hartland, WI.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2628-2017 | Merge LIS software. The firm name on the label is Merge Healthcare. Merge LIS system is a complete system for ordering, managing and reporting a patient s laboratory work, from the time of order entry to the time the laboratory test results are reported. | 638 sites have the potentially affected versions | Class II | Terminated | 5 Jul 2017 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2016
- 1,232
- Share of these events in Class II
- 91%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 84
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-2628-2017The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 77299. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/77299/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Nationwide Distribution to facilities and distributors. Distribution was made to the Virgin Islands. Foreign distribution was also made. There was no military/government distribution.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 77299?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
638 sites have the potentially affected versions
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 91% of the 1,232 device events that started in 2016 are in Class II.