Gastroscope Family # 1-Gastroscopes without a Water Jet Channel… — Class II medical device recall Z-2449-2021
Ongoing recall by Pentax of America Inc, reported 2021-09-22, distributed nationwide. Updated Reprocessing Instruction For Use (rIFU): Impacted PENTAX Medical Video Upper GI Scopes (EG) and Video
| Recall number | Z-2449-2021 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Pentax of America Inc, Montvale, NJ, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2021-07-14 |
| Classified | 2021-09-10 |
| Reported by FDA | 2021-09-22 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Quantity | 28,849 units |
| Model numbers | EG-1690K, EG-2490K, EG-2790I, EG-2790K, EG-2990I, EG-2990K, EG-3490K, EG-3890TK, EG27-I10, EG29-I10 |
Product
Gastroscope Family # 1-Gastroscopes without a Water Jet Channel Models: EG-2790i, EG-1690K, EG-2490K, EG-2790K, EG27-i10; Gastroscope Family # 2- Gastroscopes with a Water Jet Channel Models: EG-2990i, EG-2990K, EG-3490K, EG29-i10; Gastroscope Family # 3-Gastroscopes with Two Instrument Channels and a Water Jet Channel Models: EG-3890TK
Reason for recall
Updated Reprocessing Instruction For Use (rIFU): Impacted PENTAX Medical Video Upper GI Scopes (EG) and Video Colonoscopes (EC) families
Machine access
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