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Pentax of America Inc: 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.

Agency Publication Date: August 23, 2017
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Affected Products

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.

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.

Product: Ultrasound Video Gastroscope, Model EG-3870UTK. 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.

H110516, H110619, H110635, H110643, H110624, A110407, A110411, H110507, A110352, A110444, A110417, A110419, H110493, H110494, H110522, H110584, H110586, H110590, H110591, H110559, A110471, A110474, A110355, A110359, H110606, H110566, H110568, H110498, H110503, H110509, H110510, H110637, H110560, H110514, A110427, A110372, A110438, H110587, H110598, H110600, A110439, A110440, A110443, A110450, A110448, A110451, A110453, H110542, H110569, A110445, A110454, H110565, A110356, A110357, H110592, H110593, H110595, A110346, H110508, A110461, H110620, H110623, H110641, H110642, H110613, A110460, A110380, A110463, H110577, A110457, A110401, H110610, H110611, H110502, H110511, H110518, H110519, H110578, H110557, H110561, A110422, A110432, H110512, H110626, H110628, H110629, H110633, H110634, H110539, H110544, A110341, A110418, H110596, H110604, A110387, A110388, H110601, H110615, H110571, H110574, H110599, H110506, A110350, A110398, H110575, A110449, A110360, A110363, A110368, H110554, H110515, H110567, A110410, A110414, A110485, H110553, H110563, H110589, A110376, A110384, H110549, H110564, H110556, H110536, H110646, H110533, H110543, A110458, A110459, A110383, H110538, H110499, A110344, A110345, A110348, A110452, A110391, A110475, A110483, A110486, A110488, A110477, A110479, A110480, A110481, A110482, A110375, A110406, A110470, A110429, A110435, H110618, A110393, A110394, A110447, A110462, A110466, H110555, H110631, H110636, H110639, H110524, H110525, H110526, H110530, H110531, H110532, H110534, H110535, A110476, A110416, A110420, A110379, A110381, A110385, A110484, A110492, H110640, H110579, H110581, H110572, H110573, A110425, A110431, A110441, A110442, H110517, A110426, A110433, A110434, A110353, H110614, H110616, A110464, A110465, H110520, H110523, H110550.

Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Event ID: 77380
Status: Resolved
Manufacturer: Pentax of America Inc
Manufactured In: United States
Units Affected: 2 products (US: 118 units; US: 116 units)

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