Reported May 22, 2019 · Terminated

Pentax Medical C2 CryoBalloon Standard 90 degree Catheter, Model FG 1030, Sterile, RX. Product Usage: The C2…

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 · 303 Convention Way · Redwood City, CA · 94063-1465

Is this the product you have?

  • Pentax Medical C2 CryoBalloon Standard 90 degree Catheter, Model FG 1030, Sterile, RX
  • Product UsageThe C2 CryoBalloon Ablation System is intended to be used as a cryosurgical tool in the field of general surgery, specifically for endoscopic application and the ablation of dysplastic Barrett s Esophagus. The system
  • includes the following components(1) CryoBalloon Catheter connects to the Controller, which controls the operation of the Catheter such as diffuser (sprayer) positioning and ablation (nitrous oxide release); (2) CryoBalloon Controller contains the cartridge heater and cryogen delivery valve, which is controlled with the foot pedal; (3) Foot Pedal; and (4) CryoBalloon Cartridge containing 36 grams of nitrous oxide
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot/Serial number 08062018-03
Amount recalled
4 devices

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

Why it was recalled

Incorrect default dose and dose increments may be transmitted to the controller if the catheter RFID tag is not correct or is not being correctly or completely readable by the controller.

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

Notice updated Aug 14, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:37 PM UTC

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