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Pentax of America Inc: Pentax Medical Video Processor; Model Number: EPK-i8020c;

Recall number
Z-2329-2025
Recalling firm
Pentax of America Inc
Product
Pentax Medical Video Processor; Model Number: EPK-i8020c;
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated
2025-07-16
Posted
2025-08-15
Terminated
not on file
Reason
During endoscopic procedures using a combination of the video processor EPK-i8020c and i20c series video endoscope, the observed image can become reddish or dark. 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 membrane.
Root cause
Device Design
Action
On 7/16/2025, "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" letters were sent to customers. Customer Instructions: PENTAX Medical will conduct the software update on the affected devices at your facility. Your local PENTAX Medical representative will contact you to schedule the required updates for your equipment. " Please download the Instructions for Use (IFU) for the EPK-i8020c Video Processor from the PENTAX Medical online IFU library at https://ifu.pentaxmedical.com. " Please complete the enclosed Field Correction Response Form upon receipt of this package, and email to PENTAX Medical at customeradvisories@pentaxmedical.com. Contact Information: Please indicate through the attached response form that you have received and understood this information, by completing it and returning it no later than July18, 2025 at: customeradvisories@pentaxmedical.com If you have any questions regarding this action, please feel free to contact us at: " Tel: 1-800-431-5880 (8:30 AM 5:00 PM, Monday Friday, EST) " Fax: (800)-579-5432) " Email: customeradvisories@pentaxmedical.com
Quantity
144 units
Distribution
US Distribution to states of: AZ, CA, DC, FL IA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OK, PA, TX, WA.
Lot, serial or model codes
Model Number: EPK-i8020c; UDI-DI: 04961333247974; Serial Numbers: B0023Z1657, D0023Z0245, D0023Z0206, D0023Z0125, D0023Z0123, D0023Z0119, D0023Z0118, D0023Z0117, D0023Z0114, D0023Z0112, D0023Z0109, D0023Z0108, D0023Z0011, C0023Z0087, C0023Z0085, C0023Z0074, C0023Z0072, C0023Z0021, B0023Z1712, B0023Z1711, B0023Z1670, B0023Z1665, B0023Z1659, B0023Z1653, B0023Z1628, b0023z1501, B0023Z1195, B0023Z1707, C0023Z0084, B0023Z1732, B0023Z1669, D0023Z0137, D0023Z0141, D0158Z0049, D0158Z0033, E0023Z0022, D0158Z0053, D0158Z0019, E0023Z0026, E0023Z0008, D0023Z0248, D0023Z0241, D0023Z0222, D0023Z0155, B0023Z1276, C0023Z0082, D0023Z0233, B0023Z1461, D0023Z0139, D0023Z0140, D0023Z0122, B0023Z1709, E0023Z0020, E0023Z0009, E0023Z0002, D0023Z0142, E0023Z0024, E0023Z0018, E0023Z0013, E0023Z0004, C0023Z0095, C0023Z0078, E0023Z0007, E0158Z0057, E0158Z0035, B0023Z1735, B0023Z1717, B0023Z1648, B0023Z1639, B0023Z1631, C0158Z0047, C0158Z0042, B0023Z1481, B0023Z1478, B0023Z1451, B0023Z1335, B0023Z1193, B0023Z1288, B0023Z1258, B0023Z1296, B0023Z1290, B0023Z1286, B0023Z1280, B0023Z1279, B0023Z1256, B0023Z1250, B0023Z1245, B0023Z1676, B0023Z1573, B0023Z1565, B0023Z1656, B0023Z1694, D0158Z0055, B0023Z1577, B0023Z1570, B0023Z1682, B0023Z1678, B0023Z1661, B0023Z1637, D0158Z0048, D0158Z0047, E0023Z0016, E0023Z0001, D0023Z0071, D0023Z0150, D0023Z0148, D0023Z0143, B0023Z1277, D0023Z0152, D0023Z0144, D0023Z0106, D0023Z0102, B0023Z1667, B0023Z1652, B0023Z1645, B0023Z1727, B0023Z1723, B0023Z1702, E0023Z0003, D0023Z0244, D0023Z0232, C0023Z0091, D0023Z0208, B0023Z1655, D0023Z0219, D0023Z0017, D0023Z0008, C0023Z0098, C0023Z0097, C0023Z0096, C0023Z0094, C0023Z0092, B0023Z1716, B0023Z1698, B0023Z1697, B0023Z1696, B0023Z1671, B0023Z1255, B0023Z1247, B0023Z1291, B0023Z1289, B0023Z1287, B0023Z1285, B0023Z1243;
510(k) numbers
["K231249","K251127"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
PEA
Firm FEI
1000080301
Firm city
Montvale
Firm state
NJ
Firm country
not on file

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File
device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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Size
288210821 bytes
Published
2026-09-28
Read
2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
Source file
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2026-10-06

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