GE Centricity PACS RA1000 Workstation (for diagnostic image analysis); GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions, Barrington, IL 60010. The Centricity PACS Workstation is intended for use as a primary diagnostic and analysis tool for diagnostic images by trained healthcare professionals. It is also intended for use as a clinical review workstation throughout the healthcare facility. The workstation interface provides the user with a means to display, manipulate, archive, print, and export images when connected with the Centricity PACS infrastructure.

There is a potential patient safety issue involving the use of the F12 keyboard Approve & Complete function. The issue may cause erroneous information to be added to a report when trying to approve and complete it.

GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions notified their Centricity PACS RA1000 Workstation software customers via letter (Urgent Medical Device Correction) dated 12/12/08 of the software anomaly resulting in a patient safety issue involving the use of the F12 keyboard Approve & Complete function. The issue may cause erroneous information to be added to a report when trying to approve and complete it. The letter provided the users with safety instructions to follow until the software is updated. Any questions were directed to the Remote Online Center, Field Engineer or the GE Customer Care Center at 800-437-1171. The accounts were requested to complete the enclosed customer reply form, supplying the workstation software or build number, and fax the completed form to 414-918-4653.