CLASS II Device recall · Reported 30 Aug 2017 · FDA Enforcement Report
Ultrasound Video Gastroscope recalled by Pentax of America
Pentax of America is recalling Ultrasound Video Gastroscope, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 23 May 2017 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-3067-2017
- FDA event ID
- 77380
- Recalling firm
- Pentax of America, Montvale, NJ
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 23 May 2017
- FDA classified
- 23 Aug 2017
- Reported
- 30 Aug 2017
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- Imaging Equipment
Timeline
| 23 May 2017 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 23 Aug 2017 | Classified by FDA | +92 days |
| 30 Aug 2017 | Published in enforcement report | +7 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
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.
Product as listed by the FDA
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.
Where it was distributed
Nationwide
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
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.
Which lots are affected?
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.
Where was it sold?
Nationwide
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
Other products in this recall event
1 other product · FDA event 77380| Reported | Class | Recall | Company | Reason | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLASS II | Ultrasound Video Gastroscope recalled by Pentax of America | Pentax of America | Other | Nationwide |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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