Reported Aug 3, 2016 · Terminated

Gastroscope Product Usage: Intended to provide optical visualization of and therapeutic access to the Upper…

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?

  • Gastroscope Product UsageIntended to provide optical visualization of and therapeutic access to the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract. This anatomy includes, but is not restricted to, the organs; tissues
  • and subsystemsEsophagus, Stomach and Duodenum. The instrument is introduced via the mouth when indications consistent with the need for procedure are observed in adult and pediatric patient populations
Lot codes and dates
    • Model #'s FG-16V
    • FG-24V
    • FG-29V
    • EE-1540
    • EE-1580K
    • EG-1540
    • EG-1580K
    • EG-1840
    • EG-2540
    • EG-2940
    • EG-3840T
    • EG-3831T
    • EG-3870TK
    • EG-1870K
    • EG-2470K
    • EG-2530
    • EG-2730K
    • EG-2731
    • EG-2770K
    • EG-290KP
    • EG-2930K
    • EG-2931
    • EG-2931K
    • EG-2970K
    • EG-3430Z
    • EG-3470K
    • EG-3470ZK
    • VSB-3430K
    • EG-1690K
    • EG-2490K
    • EG-2790I
    • EG-2790K
    • EG27-I10
    • EG-2990I
    • EG-2990K
    • EG29-I10
    • EG-3490K and EG-3890TK
Amount recalled
10,074 units

This recall covers 6 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 5 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Pentax Medical Video Processor EPK-i5010 has been shipped with a reusable Pentax Medical water bottle assembly (OS-H4) which has not been cleared for use with this devices in the United States.

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 Jul 17, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:44 PM UTC

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