FDA Device recall Z-0865-2014
The Centricity Laboratory System is intended to be an information system designed to support the clinical and administrative activities ass…
- FDA Device
- Class III
- terminated
- Published 2014-02-05
On 2014-02-05 the FDA classified a Class III recall of The Centricity Laboratory System is intended to be an information system designed to support the clinical and administrative activities ass… by Ge Healthcare It, citing GE Healthcare is aware of a potential safety issue associated with the use of GE Centricity Laboratory Core Lab calculated results in two scenarios. In Scenario 1: Calculated resu….
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| Agency | FDA Device |
|---|---|
| Recall number | Z-0865-2014 |
| Classification | Class III |
| Status | terminated |
| Initiated | 2012-11-20 |
| Published | 2014-02-05 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC |
| Company | Ge Healthcare It |
| Distribution | US |
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 designed data program application (software), which is supplied for installation in existing mainframe or decentralized computers or a computer network. This software system will not be the software directly used to run, steer, or control any specific laboratory analyzer or equipment. It is intended for use in laboratory facilities, including a central laboratory or in a multiple laboratory environment servicing satellite laboratories, reference laboratories, clinics, etc. Centricity Laboratory System is not intended for direct patient contact. The Centricity Laboratory System product is designed to facilitate the general clinical, anatomic pathology and cytology laboratory workflow such as order entry, results entry, instrument interfacing, results reporting and patient record retrieval. It integrates with other Hospital Information Systems (HIS) through HL7 interface by order entering and also report processing. The Centricity Laboratory System is intended to interface with various lab results. Centricity Laboratory System is intended to be used by laboratory technologists, technicians, analyst and other trained/site authorized system users
Reason
GE Healthcare is aware of a potential safety issue associated with the use of GE Centricity Laboratory Core Lab calculated results in two scenarios. In Scenario 1: Calculated results greater than 6 digits plus a decimal are reported as 0 instead of TOO BIG when significant figures are not defined for the item. In Scenario 2: Calculated results greater than 6 digits plus a decimal are trunc
Identifiers
| code_info | Software Versions: 3.3, 4.0, 4.1 |
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Status history
No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC. Current status: terminated.
Source
Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0865-2014%22
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