Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published May 8, 2026
GE Healthcare AW Server 3.2 ext.6.5: Patient Image Mix-Up Risk
GE Healthcare recalls AW Server 3.2 ext.6.5 software due to potential patient image mix-ups causing misdiagnosis. Affected users should check product details and contact GE for updates.
GE HealthCare has become aware of a context synchronization issue in AW Server 3.2 ext. 6.5. When a user selects a patient or exam in the AW Server Web Client worklist and launches an interactive application (e.g. Volume Viewer), the application may open the previous patient's exam instead of the intended one. When this issue occurs, there is no system warning or error notification. If the error is not recognized, a clinical user could review, interpret, or report images for the wrong patient which could lead to misdiagnosis, incorrect clinical decisions, resulting in delayed or incorrect treatment.
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📍Recalling firmGE Medical Systems SCS283 rue de la Miniere · Buc, France
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
GE Healthcare is recalling a specific version of their radiology software because it can display the wrong patient's images when users open applications. This could lead to misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment decisions if not fixed. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/49194-ge-healthcare-aw-server-3-2-ext-6-5-patient.
“GE Healthcare AW Server 3.2 ext.6.5: Patient Image Mix-Up Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 10, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/49194-ge-healthcare-aw-server-3-2-ext-6-5-patient. Based on FDA recall #Z-2553-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2553-2026%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on May 8, 2026, that GE Medical Systems SCS is recalling its GE Healthcare AW Server 3.2 ext.6.5 Radiological Image Processing System due to a context synchronization issue. The hazard involves the system potentially displaying previous patient exams instead of the intended ones, which could lead to misdiagnosis or incorrect clinical decisions.
How to tell if you have it
GE Healthcare AW Server 3.2 ext.6.5; Radiological Image Processing System
UPC: 00840682102384
The hazard
According to the FDA, a context synchronization issue in AW Server 3.2 ext. 6.5 may cause an interactive application to open the previous patient's exam instead of the intended one when launched from the Web Client worklist. There is no system warning or error notification for this error. If unrecognized, a clinical user could review, interpret, or report images for the wrong patient, potentially leading to misdiagnosis, incorrect clinical decisions, and delayed or incorrect treatment.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show GE Medical Systems SCS has four other recalls on record since March 29, 2018. Other recent recalls of similar products include AWS (Sept. 5, 2025), GE Healthcare Allia IGS 5 Pulse X-ray Systems Recall (March 18, 2024), and GE Medical Systems Senographe Pristina X-ray Machine Recall (Dec. 26, 2023). Other recent recalls of similar products include GE Healthcare Centricity PACS Server V7 Recall (July 31, 2026), GE Healthcare Enterprise Archive V8 Software Recall (July 31, 2026), and GE Healthcare Workflow Core Services V8 Recall (July 31, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the software version AW Server 3.2 ext.6.5. The product has a reference number (01)00840682102384(10)AWS03D02E6D5 and GTIN 00840682102384. This version was sold with GE Healthcare systems.
Brand
GE Medical Systems
Product
GE Healthcare AW Server 3.2 ext.6.5; Radiological Image Processing System
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Software Version
Verify your software version is AW Server 3.2 ext.6.5 by checking the product details.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - United States Nationwide and the countries of Algeria, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia,…” 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 54 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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-2553-2026 (May 8, 2026) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2553-2026 to see it in context.
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