ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-2066-2016 ยท FBN Choledochoscope And Accessories, Flexible/Rigid

Pentax Medical Company

Choledocho-Nephroscope Intended to provide optical visualization of and therapeutic access to the Abdominal Cavity. This anatomy includes, but is not restricted to, the organs, tissues and subsystems: Biliary tree with access to the Common bile Duct, Hepatic Duct, Cystic Duct, Kidney, Renal Cavity and Renal Calyces. The instrument is introduced via percutaneous cut when indications consistent with

DateJun 28, 2016 (initiated Apr 6, 2016)
StatusTerminated
ReasonPentax has become aware that operational/cleaning accessories and therapeutic devices (e.g., clips, stents, balloons, etc.) can become lodged in an endoscope's instrument channel.
Root causeDevice Design
ActionPentax sent an Urgent Field Correction letter dated April 6, 2016 to all affected consignees. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the consignee. Consignees were reminded to carefully check that all accessories are intact, that no parts have fallen off and become lodged within the endoscope's instrument/suction channel and to ensure that any therapeutic devices passed through the instrument channel are accounted for after use. If the instrument/suction channel does become blocked or clogged due to the accumulation of debris, an accessory that cannot
Quantity126 units
DistributionWorldwide Distribution - US (Nation Wide) including Puerto Rico and Internationally to Denmark, Guam
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K951191FCN-15X, FIBER CHOLEDOCHONEPHROSCOPE
Pentax Precision Instrument Corp., May 30, 1995