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Pentax medical video processor

Official notice

7 Aug 2025

Last checked

7 Aug 2025

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Pentax medical video processor. Under certain conditions 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. While we have not received reports of any serious incidents, some have observed steam-like vaporization and noted that the light guide at the tip is hot during use / after the endoscope is removed from the patient, which may pose a risk to patients. Recall start date: August 4, 2025 Published 2025-08-07.

What to do now

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Recall number

77816

Official notice

2025-08-07

The hazard

Under certain conditions 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. While we have not received reports of any serious incidents, some have observed steam-like vaporization and noted that the light guide at the tip is hot during use / after the endoscope is removed from the patient, which may pose a risk to patients. Recall start date: August 4, 2025

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Recall Numbers

77816

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Pentax Medical Video Processor, Lot or serial number - Not applicable., Model or catalogue number - EPK-i8020c

Risk / hazard

Under certain conditions 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. While we have not received reports of any serious incidents, some have observed steam-like vaporization and noted that the light guide at the tip is hot during use / after the endoscope is removed from the patient, which may pose a risk to patients. Recall start date: August 4, 2025

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Hoya, Pentax Medical Video Processor.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HEALTH

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

77816

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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