CLASS II Device recall · Reported 21 Dec 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report
Merge Cardio recalled by Merge Healthcare
Merge Healthcare is recalling Merge Cardio, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 28 Mar 2016 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0729-2017
- FDA event ID
- 75825
- Recalling firm
- Merge Healthcare, Hartland, WI
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 28 Mar 2016
- FDA classified
- 9 Dec 2016
- Reported
- 21 Dec 2016
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Reason category
- Device Malfunction
- Device type
- Medical Software
Timeline
| 28 Mar 2016 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 9 Dec 2016 | Classified by FDA | +256 days |
| 21 Dec 2016 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
If images are sent without an order in the system, they will be matched with the latest order on the current patient/modality matching potentially resulting in the matching of the report to the incorrect accession number (but still associated to the correct patient).
Device recalls are issued when a component, software or design fault could cause the device to fail or give wrong readings. Many are corrections applied in the field rather than physical returns.
Product as listed by the FDA
Merge Cardio software. Merge Cardio is a system intended to be used to acquire, store, print, transfer, and archive clinical information including images, Hemodynamic studies and reports, measurements (via import from DICOM Structured Reporting, text files or optical character recognition of measurements captured on images) and cardiology signal (waveform) data.
Where it was distributed
Nationwide Distribution
Questions about this recall
Is Merge Cardio recalled?
Yes. Merge Healthcare recalled Merge Cardio on 28 Mar 2016. The recall is Class II and its status is Terminated. Recall number Z-0729-2017.
Why was it recalled?
If images are sent without an order in the system, they will be matched with the latest order on the current patient/modality matching potentially resulting in the matching of the report to the incorrect accession number (but still associated to the correct patient).
Which lots are affected?
Versions: 8.30.0, 8.30.1, 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, 9.0.3, 9.0.4, 9.0.5, 9.0.6, 9.0.7, 9.0.8, 9.0.9, 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.1, and 10.1.1
Where was it sold?
Nationwide Distribution
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 21 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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