Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published December 16, 2019

GE Healthcare Centricity Universal Viewer 6.10: Incorrect Image Measurements May Cause

GE Healthcare recalls Centricity Universal Viewer 6.0 SP10+ due to potential misdiagnosis from incorrect grayscale measurements in images with varying pixel sizes. Affected units may require correction to ensure accurate medical imaging.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0819-2020Medical device GE Healthcare ›

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Centricity Universal Viewer measurements saved into a DICOM Grayscale Presentation State are incorrect in subsequent views for exams containing series with different pixel sizes and may lead to a potential misdiagnosis.

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Recalling firmGE Healthcare, LLC3000 N Grandview Blvd · Waukesha, WI 53188-1615

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GE Healthcare is recalling Centricity Universal Viewer 6.0 software versions 6.0 SP10 or higher because measurements saved in medical images can be incorrect when viewing images with different pixel sizes. This could lead to misdiagnosis if not corrected. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/66311-ge-healthcare-centricity-universal-viewer-6-10-incorrect-image-measurements.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/66311-ge-healthcare-centricity-universal-viewer-6-10-incorrect-image-measurements · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0819-2020

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“GE Healthcare Centricity Universal Viewer 6.10: Incorrect Image Measurements May Cause.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/66311-ge-healthcare-centricity-universal-viewer-6-10-incorrect-image-measurements. Based on FDA recall #Z-0819-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0819-2020%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on 2019-12-16 that GE Healthcare LLC voluntarily recalled the Centricity Universal Viewer 6.0 device due to measurement errors that may lead to misdiagnosis. The agency's recall number is Z-0819-2020.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: GE Healthcare
Product: Centricity Universal Viewer 6.0
Model: 2088026-9XX
Versions: 6.0 SP10 or higher

The hazard

According to the FDA, measurements saved into a DICOM Grayscale Presentation State are incorrect in subsequent views for exams containing series with different pixel sizes. This error may lead to a potential misdiagnosis.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show GE Healthcare LLC has 97 other recalls on record since 2017-10-04. Other recent recalls of similar products include GE Healthcare SIGNA Premier MRI Scanners May Have Steel Fittings Risking Injury (2026-02-27), GE Centricity Universal Viewer 6.0/7.0/8.0: Inaccurate Distance Measurements (2022-07-15), and GE Healthcare SIGNA Premier MRI Scanner Recall: Risk of Hearing Loss from Acoustic Noise (2022-06-24). Additional similar recalls include GE Healthcare Centricity Universal Viewer Zero Footprint Client Recall: Patient Info Mismatch Risk (2026-01-16), GE Healthcare Centricity PACS Server V7 Recall: Risk of Wrong Patient Images (2026-07-31), and GE Healthcare Centricity PACS Software Recall: Patient Data Mismatch Risk (2026-07-31).

How to tell if you have this one

Check if your device shows 'Centricity Universal Viewer 6.0' with model number 2088026-9XX. Versions 6.0 SP10 or higher are affected.

Brand
GE Healthcare
Category
Medical device

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

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Verify your software version by checking the device settings or documentation for 'Centricity Universal Viewer 6.0' with model number 2088026-9XX.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

FDA distribution: “Distributed nationwide; Internationally distributed to Mexico and 24 additional countries.” 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 terminated this recall 3.8 years after the firm started it.

Dec 16, 2019Firm started the recall
Jan 17, 2020FDA classified it Class II
Jan 29, 2020Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Oct 5, 2023FDA terminated the recall

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

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/66311-ge-healthcare-centricity-universal-viewer-6-10-incorrect-image-measurements">GE Healthcare Centricity Universal Viewer 6.10: Incorrect Image Measurements May Cause (GovInfoNow)</a>

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-0819-2020 (December 16, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0819-2020 to see it in context.
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