FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Pentax of America Inc: Ultrasound Video Gastroscope, Model EG-3670URK, The product is intended to be used in combination with the ultrasound scanning unit made by Hitachi Medical Corporation, and the PENTAX Medical video processor to provide images for observation, diagnosis, imaging, or therapy of the upper gastrointestinal tract from esophagus through duodenum.
- Recall number
- Z-3067-2017
- Recalling firm
- Pentax of America Inc
- Product
- Ultrasound Video Gastroscope, Model EG-3670URK, The product is intended to be used in combination with the ultrasound scanning unit made by Hitachi Medical Corporation, and the PENTAX Medical video processor to provide images for observation, diagnosis, imaging, or therapy of the upper gastrointestinal tract from esophagus through duodenum.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-05-23
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2020-05-21
- Reason
- Error in reprocessing instructions in Revisions 13 and 14 of IFU Z845, used with EG-3670URK and EG-3870UTK ultrasound gastroscopes. In the disinfection step, the IFU has a warning indicating the cleaning detergent solution should remain in contact with the all internal channels and external endoscope surfaces. The disinfecting solution, not the cleaning detergent, should be used for this step.
- Root cause
- Error in labeling
- Action
- Recall Notifications were sent to 104 consignees via USPS Certified Mail on 5/23/2017. Included with the Field Safety letter was the customer response form, and the addendum to IFU Z845. These were also posted on Pentax of America web page until the recall is closed.
- Quantity
- US: 118 units
- Distribution
- Nationwide
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Serial Numbers: G110307, H110482, H110484, H110487, H110489, G110334, G110338, G110404, G110296, G110358, G110340, G110341, G110407, G110409, H110432, G110345, H110450, G110391, H110476, H110443, H110446, G110400, H110483, G110394, G110406, H110411, H110497, G110360, G110363, G110364, G110371, G110366, G110368, G110372, H110434, H110447, G110380, H110455, G110298, H110445, H110449, H110461, G110292, G110346, G110365, H110494, H110495, H110474, G110376, G110319, G110328, H110473, H110413, H110414, H110427, H110453, H110454, H110415, G110312, G110321, H110467, H110471, H110412, G110289, G110303, G110294, H110420, G110299, G110300, H110448, H110452, G110386, G110331, H110451, H110493, G110313, G110314, H110464, H110496, H110433, G110373, G110375, G110317, H110431, H110417, G110291, G110302, G110369, G110378, G110335, G110387, G110390, G110392, G110395, G110311, G110327, G110332, G110382, G110355, G110357, G110287, G110320, H110435, H110481, H110485, H110486, G110354, G110316, G110318, G110362, G110393, H110498, H110456, H110457, H110459, G110337, G110356, H110421, H110429, G110290, G110352, H110470, H110478, G110383, G110384, G110361.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K061068","K090196","K130706"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- ODG
- Firm FEI
- 1000080301
- Firm city
- Montvale
- Firm state
- NJ
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28