Reported Jul 30, 2014 · Terminated

EG-3630U Ultrasound Video Gastroscope EG-3830UT Ultrasound Video Gastroscope EG-3870UTK Ultrasound Video Gastroscope…

Pentax Medical Company

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 Medical Company · 3 Paragon Dr · Montvale, NJ · 07645-1782

Is this the product you have?

  • EG-3630U Ultrasound Video Gastroscope EG-3830UT Ultrasound Video Gastroscope EG-3870UTK Ultrasound Video Gastroscope FG-36UX Ultrasound Fiber Gastroscope Used to provide optical and sonographic visualization of and therapeutic access to the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract.
Lot codes and dates
  • Model

    81 of 81 codes

    • EG-3630U
    • A01013
    • E010080
    • E110111
    • E110159
    • E110236
    • A01017
    • E010082
    • E110116
    • E110161
    • E110237
    • A01022
    • E010084
    • E110118
    • E110167
    • E110239
    • A01025
    • E010092
    • E110120
    • E110169
    • E110240
    • A01026
    • E010093
    • E110132
    • E110172
    • E110256
    • A01028
    • E010094
    • E110134
    • E110177
    • E110277
    • A01029
    • E010095
    • E110135
    • E110179
    • E110278
    • A01031
    • E010096
    • E110138
    • E110182
    • E110282
    • A01033
    • E01037
    • E110139
    • E110187
    • E110283
    • A01036
    • E01038
    • E110140
    • E110188
    • E110285
    • E010064
    • E01039
    • E110141
    • E110193
    • E110287
    • E010066
    • E01042
    • E110144
    • E110195
  • E010078 E01062 E110157 E110219 Model
    • EG-3830UT
    • E110067
    • E110160
    • E110204
    • E110275
    • E110374
    • E110070
    • E110163
    • E110206
    • E110277
    • E110377
    • E110074
    • E110165
    • E110212
    • E110286
    • E110379
    • E110079
    • E110168
    • E110214
    • E110289
    • E110426
    • E110082
    • E110171
    • E110224
    • E110292
    • E110428
    • E110093
    • E110172
    • E110228
    • E110295
    • E110433
    • E110095
    • E110174
    • E110230
    • E110309
    • E110439
    • E110108
    • E110183
    • E110243
    • E110310
    • E110442
    • E110126
    • E110186
    • E110255
    • E110323
    • E110444
    • E110142
    • E110189
    • E110263
    • E110331
    • E110454
    • E110152
    • E110195
    • E110265
    • E110340
    • E110517
  • E110153 E110196 E110268 E110341 Model
    • FG-36UX
    • A01014
    • A01049
    • A01079
    • A01100
    • A01166
    • A01019
    • A01053
    • A01080
    • A01104
    • A01168
    • A01020
    • A01054
    • A01081
    • A01105
    • A01174
    • A01029
    • A01055
    • A01082
    • A01116
    • A01183
    • A01030
    • A01056
    • A01084
    • A01122
    • A01184
    • A01033
    • A01057
    • A01086
    • A01126
    • A01186
    • A01036
    • A01068
    • A01092
    • A01131
    • A110260
    • A01040
    • A01070
    • A01096
    • A01137
    • A110268
  • A01046 A01074 A01098 A01142 Model

    313 of 313 codes

    • EG-3870UTK
    • A110013
    • A110060
    • A110095
    • A110125
    • A110154
    • A110021
    • A110061
    • A110096
    • A110126
    • A110155
    • A110022
    • A110062
    • A110098
    • A110127
    • A110156
    • A110024
    • A110063
    • A110099
    • A110128
    • A110161
    • A110025
    • A110065
    • A110100
    • A110129
    • A110162
    • A110026
    • A110067
    • A110101
    • A110130
    • A110163
    • A110028
    • A110068
    • A110104
    • A110133
    • A110164
    • A110029
    • A110069
    • A110105
    • A110134
    • A110165
    • A110031
    • A110070
    • A110106
    • A110135
    • A110166
    • A110033
    • A110071
    • A110107
    • A110138
    • A110167
    • A110038
    • A110073
    • A110108
    • A110139
    • A110168
    • A110040
    • A110076
    • A110110
    • A110140
Amount recalled
531 units

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Aspiration needles used in combination with Ultrasound Gastroscopes can derail from the accessory elevator at the distal end of the endoscope. This may result in patient injury if the Instruction for Use is not followed carefully by the user.

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 Nov 17, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:20 PM UTC

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