Skip to content
Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Exact FDA event identifier

Event 96164

3 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

Open FDA event record

Event summary

Timeline bucket
January 29, 2025
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Ongoing
Recalling firm wording
Pentax of America Inc

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

How coverage and grouping work

Complete imported group

Every recalled product in this event

3 official enforcement rows

Product dates, classifications, firms, and source wording remain attached to their individual rows. Opening this dossier never hides products that did not match a prior timeline filter.

device · product 1 of 3

PENTAX Medical Video Colonoscope- Intended to provide optical visualization of (via a video monitor), and therapeutic access to the lower gastrointestinal tract Model: EC38-i20cL

Z-1236-2025
Recall number
Z-1236-2025
Initiated
January 29, 2025
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Pentax of America Inc
Quantity
152 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
During endoscopic procedures using a combination of the video processor EPK-i8020c and the i20c series video endoscope, the observed image can become reddish or dark (1.8%). 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 membranes.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Device Design

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

During endoscopic procedures using a combination of the video processor EPK-i8020c and the i20c series video endoscope, the observed image can become reddish or dark (1.8%). 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 membranes.

Code information

UDI: 04961333252169 Serial Numbers: A002FA0230 A002FA0244 A002FA0246 A002FA0247 A002FA0248 A002FA0259 A002FA0269 A002FA0271 A002FA0272 A002FA0274 A002FA0275 A002FA0278 A002FA0281 A002FA0282 A002FA0283 A002FA0293 A002FA0294 A002FA0299 A002FA0300 A002FA0301 A002FA0303 A002FA0304 A002FA0306 A002FA0307 A002FA0311 A002FA0314 A002FA0315 A002FA0316 A002FA0321 A002FA0324 A002FA0364 A002FA0371 A002FA0372 A002FA0376 A002FA0378 A002FA0381 A002FA0383 A002FA0384 A002FA0388 A002FA0390 A002FA0399 A002FA0408 A002FA0415 A002FA0418 A002FA0419 A002FA0420 A002FA0422 A002FA0423 A002FA0424 A002FA0428 A002FA0432 A002FA0433 A002FA0435 A002FA0436 A002FA0437 A002FA0438 A002FA0439 A002FA0440 A002FA0443 A002FA0445 A002FA0446 A002FA0460 A002FA0462 A002FA0466 A002FA0474 A002FA0476 A002FA0477 A002FA0479 A002FA0485 A002FA0486 A002FA0487 A002FA0491 A002FA0492 A002FA0493 A002FA0496 A002FA0497 A002FA0505 A002FA0506 A002FA0514 A002FA0523 A002FA0539 A002FA0570 A002FA0578 A002FA0579 A002FA0580 A002FA0581 A002FA0592 A002FA0593 A002FA0594 A002FA0595 A002FA0596 A002FA0597 A002FA0604 A002FA0610 A002FA0611 A002FA0612 A002FA0613 A002FA0617 A002FA0619 A002FA0622 A002FA0633 A002FAA002 A002FAA005 A002FAA009 A002FAA010 A002FAA012 A002FAA017 A002FAA018 A002FAA021 A002FAA023 A002FAA024 A002FAA025 A002FAA026 A002FAA029 A002FAA030 A002FAA033 A002FAA034 A002FAA035 A002FAA036 A002FAA038 A002FAA051 A002FAA053 A002FAA056 A002FAA058 A002FAA065 A002FAA067 A002FAB002 A002FAB006 A002FAB018 A002FAB020 A002FAB024 A002FAB025 A002FAB026 A002FAB027 A002FAB029 A002FAB032 A002FAB048 A002FAB049 A002FAB050 A002FAB052 A002FAB053 A002FAB055 A002FAB057 A002FAB074 A002FAB076 A002FAB082 A002FAB084 A002FAB086 A002FAB097 A002FAB130 A002FAB132 A002FAB146

Distribution pattern

Nationwide

device · product 2 of 3

PENTAX Medical Video Upper GI Scope-Intended to provide optical visualization of (via a video monitor), and therapeutic access to the lower gastrointestinal tract Model: EG29-i20c

Z-1237-2025
Recall number
Z-1237-2025
Initiated
January 29, 2025
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Pentax of America Inc
Quantity
138 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
During endoscopic procedures using a combination of the video processor EPK-i8020c and the i20c series video endoscope, the observed image can become reddish or dark (1.8%). 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 membranes.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Device Design

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

During endoscopic procedures using a combination of the video processor EPK-i8020c and the i20c series video endoscope, the observed image can become reddish or dark (1.8%). 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 membranes.

Code information

UDI: 04961333252145 Serial Numbers: A0038A0431 A0038A0433 A0038A0435 A0038A0447 A0038A0451 A0038A0452 A0038A0454 A0038A0458 A0038A0460 A0038A0474 A0038A0475 A0038A0479 A0038A0486 A0038A0488 A0038A0489 A0038A0492 A0038A0494 A0038A0496 A0038A0497 A0038A0500 A0038A0502 A0038A0503 A0038A0507 A0038A0513 A0038A0514 A0038A0516 A0038A0527 A0038A0529 A0038A0536 A0038A0538 A0038A0539 A0038A0541 A0038A0557 A0038A0558 A0038A0560 A0038A0563 A0038A0566 A0038A0568 A0038A0570 A0038A0573 A0038A0574 A0038A0575 A0038A0577 A0038A0579 A0038A0583 A0038A0584 A0038A0585 A0038A0594 A0038A0595 A0038A0596 A0038A0597 A0038A0598 A0038A0599 A0038A0600 A0038A0601 A0038A0602 A0038A0605 A0038A0606 A0038A0607 A0038A0608 A0038A0609 A0038A0610 A0038A0613 A0038A0615 A0038A0616 A0038A0617 A0038A0618 A0038A0619 A0038A0621 A0038A0622 A0038A0623 A0038A0624 A0038A0625 A0038A0630 A0038A0636 A0038A0638 A0038A0639 A0038A0640 A0038A0644 A0038A0645 A0038A0646 A0038A0647 A0038A0648 A0038A0654 A0038A0762 A0038A0786 A0038A0794 A0038AA005 A0038AA010 A0038AA022 A0038AA030 A0038AA039 A0038AA057 A0038AA066 A0038AA067 A0038AA069 A0038AB005 A0038AB008 A0038AB012 A0038AB022 A0038AB023 A0038AB024 A0038AB049 A0038AB055 A0038AB056 A0038AB060 A0038AB063 A0038AB084 A0038AB088 A0038AB124 A0038AB125 A0038AB129 A0038AB130 A0038AB131 A0038AB144 A0038AB152 A0038AB162 A0038AB163 A0038AB164 A0038AB168 A0038AB169 A0038AB170 A0038AB171 A0038AB172 A0038AB180 A0038AB181 A0038AB183 A0038AB184 A0038AB186 A0038AB188 A0038AB189 A0038AB193 A0038AB194 A0038AB195 A0038AB197 A0038AB198 A0038AB200 A0038AB205

Distribution pattern

Nationwide

device · product 3 of 3

Pentax Medical Video Processor- Intended to be used with PENTAX Medical endoscopes, monitors and other peripheral devices for endoscopic diagnosis, treatment, and video observation. Model: EPK-i8020c

Z-1238-2025
Recall number
Z-1238-2025
Initiated
January 29, 2025
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Pentax of America Inc
Quantity
94 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
During endoscopic procedures using a combination of the video processor EPK-i8020c and the i20c series video endoscope, the observed image can become reddish or dark (1.8%). 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 membranes.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Device Design

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

During endoscopic procedures using a combination of the video processor EPK-i8020c and the i20c series video endoscope, the observed image can become reddish or dark (1.8%). 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 membranes.

Code information

UDI: 04961333247974 Serial Numbers: B0023Z1193 B0023Z1195 B0023Z1245 B0023Z1247 B0023Z1250 B0023Z1255 B0023Z1256 B0023Z1276 B0023Z1277 B0023Z1279 B0023Z1280 B0023Z1286 B0023Z1290 B0023Z1296 B0023Z1313 B0023Z1335 B0023Z1451 B0023Z1461 B0023Z1478 B0023Z1481 B0023Z1565 B0023Z1573 B0023Z1628 B0023Z1631 B0023Z1637 B0023Z1639 B0023Z1645 B0023Z1648 B0023Z1652 B0023Z1653 B0023Z1655 B0023Z1656 B0023Z1659 B0023Z1661 B0023Z1665 B0023Z1667 B0023Z1669 B0023Z1671 B0023Z1676 B0023Z1678 B0023Z1682 B0023Z1694 B0023Z1696 B0023Z1698 B0023Z1711 B0023Z1712 B0023Z1716 B0023Z1717 B0023Z1732 C0023Z0021 C0023Z0072 C0023Z0074 C0023Z0078 C0023Z0082 C0023Z0084 C0023Z0085 C0023Z0087 C0023Z0091 C0023Z0092 C0023Z0094 C0023Z0095 C0023Z0096 C0023Z0097 D0023Z0011 D0023Z0017 D0023Z0108 D0023Z0109 D0023Z0112 D0023Z0117 D0023Z0118 D0023Z0119 D0023Z0122 D0023Z0123 D0023Z0125 D0023Z0140 D0023Z0142 D0023Z0222 D0023Z0241 D0023Z0248 D0158Z0019 D0158Z0033 D0158Z0049 D0158Z0053 E0023Z0002 E0023Z0004 E0023Z0007 E0023Z0008 E0023Z0009 E0023Z0013 E0023Z0016 E0023Z0018 E0023Z0020 E0023Z0024 E0023Z0026

Distribution pattern

Nationwide

Field note

Send feedback

We'll only use this to respond to your feedback.