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Medical device recalls 2017

Merge PACS software — Class II medical device recall Z-2590-2017

Terminated recall by Merge Healthcare, Inc., reported 2017-06-21, distributed nationwide. Merge PACS did not show unviewed images when the last view was skipped. There is a potential risk to health of

Recall numberZ-2590-2017
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmMerge Healthcare, Inc., Hartland, WI, United States
Recall initiated2017-05-08
Classified2017-06-15
Reported by FDA2017-06-21
Terminated2019-08-05
DistributedNationwide (US)
Quantity47 sites

Product

Merge PACS software. The firm name on the label is Merge Healthcare, Hartland, WI.

Reason for recall

Merge PACS did not show unviewed images when the last view was skipped. There is a potential risk to health of a physician misdiagnosis because not all images are available for viewing.

Machine access

This record, with every extracted code, the verbatim FDA record and provenance, is available from the recall API: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/recalls/Z-2590-2017. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.