Terminated

Vitrea CT Brain Perfusion made available in various configurations under the names Vitrea, Vitrea fX, VitreaAdvanced and Vitrea Enterprise Suite. Noninvasive post-processing application designed to evaluate areas of brain perfusion.

FDA Recall Z-1181-2013 · Posted 2013-04-26

Recalling FirmVital Images, Inc.

Recall StatusTerminated

Product CodeLLZ

Date Initiated2013-03-15

Date Terminated2015-04-08

Product Quantity1,978

Reason for Recall

Vital Images, Inc. (Vital Images) received one report about potential user confusion when viewing a brain perfusion scan on Vitrea CT Brain Perfusion 2D when the scan was performed using a wide coverage shuttle acquisition technique. This may result in patient treatment delays, misdiagnosis or mistreatment.

Firm Action

Consignees were sent on 3/15/2013 a VITAL Images, Inc., "Urgent Field Safety Notice" dated March 15, 2013. The letter described the problem and the product involved in the recall. The letter listed the limitations of the product and the steps to take. Consignees were requested to return the Product Recall Effectiveness Check form. Questions should be directed to Vital Images Customer Support at 1-800-208-3005 or via e-mail, [email protected].

Root Cause

Labeling design

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution -- USA, excluding RI and SD and including DC and PR, and the countries of ALGERIA, ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BELARUS, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CAMBODIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, CHANA, GREECE, GUAM, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN,JORDAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOSCOW, MYANMAR, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, NORTHERN IRELAND, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, UZBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, and YEMEN.

Related FDA 510(k) Records

Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.

K121213VITREAADVANCEDVital Images, Inc. · 2012-11-02 K032748VITREA2, VERSION 3.4 MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING SOFTWAREVital Images, Inc. · 2003-10-29

Official Source

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Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.