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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Device product

Pentax Medical Video Processor; Model Number: EPK-i8020c;

Z-2329-2025

July 16, 2025

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Pentax of America Inc
Event
Event 97073
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
144 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2329-2025

Official wording

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.

Code information: 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;

Distribution pattern: 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.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    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.