9200C and 9200D Laryngeal Strobe Product Usage: The 9310HD is used to electronically record, display, transfer, and store digital video data of laryngeal or pharyngeal structures, and audio data, for medical and pedagogical applications.

Recall Insight

This FDA Devices action (record #Z-2745-2017) was formally reported on July 26, 2017, with the manufacturer initiating the action on April 13, 2017. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Pentax of America Inc is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Montvale, NJ. Federal records indicate 241 units in total units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Pentax Medical did not always provide transformers with 9175 isolation transformers are used with 7245C, 7245C/E, 7245D, 9200Cs, 9200Ds, 9310HDs, and 9400s computer systems. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Devices. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 9 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.