Reported Mar 5, 2025 · Ongoing

Pentax Medical Video Processor- Intended to be used with PENTAX Medical endoscopes, monitors and other peripheral…

Pentax of America Inc

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Pentax of America Inc · 3 Paragon Dr · Montvale, NJ · 07645-1782

Is this the product you have?

  • Pentax Medical Video Processor- Intended to be used with PENTAX Medical endoscopes, monitors and other peripheral devices for endoscopic diagnosis, treatment, and video observation
  • ModelEPK-i8020c
Lot codes and dates
  • UDI04961333247974
  • Serial Numbers

    94 of 94 codes

    • B0023Z1193
    • B0023Z1195
    • B0023Z1245
    • B0023Z1247
    • B0023Z1250
    • B0023Z1255
    • B0023Z1256
    • B0023Z1276
    • B0023Z1277
    • B0023Z1279
    • B0023Z1280
    • B0023Z1286
    • B0023Z1290
    • B0023Z1296
    • B0023Z1313
    • B0023Z1335
    • B0023Z1451
    • B0023Z1461
    • B0023Z1478
    • B0023Z1481
    • B0023Z1565
    • B0023Z1573
    • B0023Z1628
    • B0023Z1631
    • B0023Z1637
    • B0023Z1639
    • B0023Z1645
    • B0023Z1648
    • B0023Z1652
    • B0023Z1653
    • B0023Z1655
    • B0023Z1656
    • B0023Z1659
    • B0023Z1661
    • B0023Z1665
    • B0023Z1667
    • B0023Z1669
    • B0023Z1671
    • B0023Z1676
    • B0023Z1678
    • B0023Z1682
    • B0023Z1694
    • B0023Z1696
    • B0023Z1698
    • B0023Z1711
    • B0023Z1712
    • B0023Z1716
    • B0023Z1717
    • B0023Z1732
    • C0023Z0021
    • C0023Z0072
    • C0023Z0074
    • C0023Z0078
    • C0023Z0082
    • C0023Z0084
    • C0023Z0085
    • C0023Z0087
    • C0023Z0091
    • C0023Z0092
    • C0023Z0094
Amount recalled
94 units

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

During endoscopic procedures using a combination of the video processor EPK-i8020c and the i20c series video endoscope, the observed image can become reddish or dark (1.8%). Users have observed smoke-like steam and noted that the light guide at the tip is hot during use / after the endoscope is removed from the patient, and may cause thermal injury to the patient's mucous membranes.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Data as of Sep 19, 6:21 PM UTC

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