Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published February 23, 2018
GE Healthcare Centricity PACS-IW: Database error may cause missing images in exams
GE Healthcare recalls Centricity PACS-IW systems with model numbers 2052831-00X and 2049588-008. A database error can cause images to be missing during exams, especially with very small image sets like a single CR Thorax image.
A database handling error could occur during the image acquisition process affecting the completeness of acquired images with Centricity PACS-IW. There is a potential that one or more image series (i.e. all images within an image set) may be missing from an exam without indication to the user. While this is rare, this can occur with imaging studies that consist of a very small number of images per series. E.g. CR Thorax exam with 1 image per series.
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✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
GE Healthcare is recalling specific Centricity PACS-IW medical imaging systems that may miss images during exams. This is rare but can happen with exams that have very few images, like a single CR Thorax image. The issue is a database handling error that affects image completeness. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/71898-ge-healthcare-centricity-pacs-iw-database-error-may-cause-missing.
“GE Healthcare Centricity PACS-IW: Database error may cause missing images in exams.” GovInfoNow, updated August 31, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/71898-ge-healthcare-centricity-pacs-iw-database-error-may-cause-missing. Based on FDA recall #Z-1302-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1302-2018%22&limit=1).
The Food and Drug Administration announced on Feb. 23, 2018, that GE Healthcare is recalling Centricity PACS-IW medical imaging devices due to a database handling error that may cause image series to be missing from exams without indication to the user.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: GE Healthcare
Product: Centricity PACS-IW
Model Numbers: 2052831-00X, 2049588-008
Units affected: 569
The hazard
According to the FDA, a database handling error during the image acquisition process may result in one or more image series being missing from an exam without indication to the user. The agency noted this is rare and can occur with imaging studies consisting of a very small number of images per series.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show GE Healthcare has 12 other recalls on record since Jan. 25, 2018. Other recent recalls of similar products include GE Healthcare Enterprise Archive V8 Software Recall (July 31, 2026), GE Healthcare Centricity Universal Viewer Zero Footprint Client Recall (Jan. 16, 2026), and GE Healthcare Centricity Radiology RA600 Security Vulnerability Recall (Feb. 19, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your Centricity PACS-IW system has model numbers 2052831-00X or 2049588-008. The product was sold with specific serial numbers listed in the recall notice.
Brand
GE Healthcare
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check for missing images
Review exams to ensure all images are present, especially those with very few images per series like a single CR Thorax image.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide Distribution-US Nationwide” 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 6.6 years after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
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-1302-2018 (February 23, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1302-2018 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 31, 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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