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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published June 30, 2026

Merge PACS Workstation Recalls: Patient Study Thumbnails Display Issue

Merge Healthcare recalls medical imaging workstations where thumbnails from opened patient studies may display incorrectly. Affected versions include 9.4, 9.4 P01, and :9.4 P02. No immediate action needed.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-2874-2026Medical deviceMerge Healthcare ›
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Merge Healthcare is recalling medical imaging diagnostic workstations that may show thumbnails from a previously opened patient study while another study is active. This could lead to confusion in patient care but does not cause physical harm. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/314296-merge-pacs-workstation-recalls-patient-study-thumbnails-display-issue.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/314296-merge-pacs-workstation-recalls-patient-study-thumbnails-display-issue · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2874-2026

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“Merge PACS Workstation Recalls: Patient Study Thumbnails Display Issue.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/314296-merge-pacs-workstation-recalls-patient-study-thumbnails-display-issue. Based on FDA recall #Z-2874-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2874-2026%22&limit=1).

Merge Healthcare, Inc. voluntarily recalled Merge PACS medical imaging diagnostic workstations on June 30, 2026, according to the FDA. The hazard involves thumbnails from a previously opened patient study potentially displaying while a different study is open.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Merge Healthcare
  • Product: Merge PACS, medical imaging diagnostic workstation
  • UPCs: 00842000101154, 00842000101215
  • Affected Versions: 9.4, 9.4 P01, and 9.4 P02
  • Units affected: 53

The hazard

Thumbnails from a previously opened patient study may be displayed in the Thumbnail Bar while a different patient study is currently open.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Merge Healthcare, Inc. has 11 other recalls on record since June 13, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include GE Healthcare Centricity PACS Software Recall (July 31, 2026), GE Healthcare Centricity PACS Server V7 Recall (July 31, 2026), and GE Healthcare Workflow Core Services V8 Recall (July 31, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check if your Merge PACS workstation has software versions 9.4, 9.4 P01, or 9.4 P02. The UDI codes (01)00842000101215(10)9.4.0.P01(11)250916 and (01)00842000101154(10)9.4.0.P02(11)260302 are associated with these versions.

  • Brand
    Merge Healthcare
  • Product
    Merge PACS, medical imaging diagnostic workstation
  • Category
    Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products

All 2 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, and UK.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
Z-2874-2026Merge PACS, medical imaging diagnostic workstation; UDI (01)00842000101215(10)9.4.0.P01(11)250916, (01)00842000101154(10)9.4.0.P02(11)260302 with Affected Versions: 9.4, 9.4 P01, and 9.4 P02.53 units
Z-2875-2026Merge OrthoPACS, medical imaging diagnostic workstation; UDI/DI (01)00842000101154(10)9.4.0.P02(11)260302, with Affected Versions: 9.4, 9.4 P01, and 9.4 P02.5 units
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Software Version

    Verify your workstation's software version to see if it matches 9.4, 9.4 P01, or 9.4 P02.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: yesMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: yesMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, and UK.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 43 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jun 30, 202612. FDA classified it Class II: Aug 4, 202623. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Aug 12, 202634. Added to GovInfoNow: Aug 18, 202642026
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. Added to GovInfoNow

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Questions people ask

Do I need to stop using my Merge PACS workstation?

No. The recall does not require stopping use; it only addresses a potential display issue that may cause confusion.

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2874-2026 (June 30, 2026) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2874-2026 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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