Hazard
16 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 16 patient misidentification recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 1 (6%) are Severe.
Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all patient misidentification recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.
A recall can carry multiple tags — a Listeria recall might also be tagged ready-to-eat and undeclared-allergen. Use the full-text search if you want to combine hazard tags with brand or category filters.
GE Healthcare is recalling 163 MAC VU360 electrocardiograph units due to a software issue that may cause a previous patient's data to remain visible and be incorrectly associated with a subsequent patient.
Instrumentation Laboratory is recalling Bar Code Reader (BCR) wands used with GEM Premier 5000 and 7000 systems because they may assign patient results to the wrong patient ID.
GE Healthcare is recalling the AW Server 3.2 ext. 6.5 radiological image processing system due to a software synchronization issue that may cause the wrong patient's images to be displayed without warning, potentially leading to misdiagnosis.
Siemens recalled its epoc NXS Host blood analyzer due to a software malfunction that can assign incorrect patient names to test results, potentially leading to misdiagnosis or mistreatment.
Siemens epoc NXS Host blood analysis devices have a software malfunction that may assign the wrong patient name to blood test results, potentially leading to misdiagnosis or mistreatment.
Siemens is recalling the epoc NXS Host blood analysis system due to a software defect that can incorrectly assign patient names to test results, potentially causing misdiagnosis and mistreatment.
Siemens epoc NXS Host blood analysis systems contain a software malfunction that may assign incorrect patient names to blood measurements. This could result in clinicians making treatment decisions based on the wrong patient's test results.
Siemens epoc NXS Host blood analysis systems are recalled due to a software malfunction that can assign incorrect patient names to blood tests, potentially leading to misdiagnosis or mistreatment.
Siemens epoc NXS blood analysis system has a software defect that can incorrectly assign patient names to blood test results, potentially causing misdiagnosis or mistreatment.
The Hillrom Welch Allyn Q-Stress Cardiac Stress Testing System may assign duplicate unique identifiers to exam files, potentially causing patient identification mismatches with their cardiac test data.
GE Vivid ultrasound systems may display incorrect patient names and demographics due to slow DICOM response times, risking patient misidentification during imaging.
Philips is recalling 138 U.S. units of its ProxiDiagnost N90 radiography system due to two identified issues. The system may display incorrect patient images during scan transitions, and a security vulnerability could allow unauthorized data access with physical device access.
Hamamatsu's NanoZoomer S360MD slide scanner may record incorrect barcode information in the NDPi file, potentially causing pathologists to reference the wrong patient's digital slide image.
A software bug in Roche Diagnostics' cobas infinity central lab may cause orders to be mismatched to wrong patient samples under rare circumstances. The issue affects 224 US units and 2,797 devices worldwide.
Merge Healthcare is recalling PACS software versions V6.0.2.0 MR2 and earlier because patient names in the interface do not match the displayed images.
Philips Healthcare Informatics is recalling 5 units of XIRIS 8.1.50.0 due to a synchronization error that may display incorrect patient information.