Events

Recall of Pentax Ultrasound Video Bronchoscope

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Pentax Medical Pte Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2017-RN-00908-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-08-02
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2017-RN-00908-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Pentax medical has become aware of an error in the description of the instructions for use (ifu) for a specific model of pentax ultrasound video bronchoscope relating to the reprocessing of scopes. following the instructions in the erroneous ifu may result in ineffective reprocessing which may pose a risk of contamination and/or anaphylactic shock.
  • Action
    Pentax Medical is requesting customers ensure that all potential users in affected facilities are made aware of this recall action and are provided with the new Instructions For Use (IFU) supplied with the Customer Letter.

Device

Pentax Ultrasound Video Bronchoscope
  • Model / Serial
    Pentax Ultrasound Video BronchoscopeModel Number: EB-1970UKAll Serial NumbersARTG Number: 234953
  • Manufacturer
    Pentax Medical Pte Ltd

Manufacturer

Pentax Medical Pte Ltd
  • Source
    DHTGA