Endoscopic Cleaning Brush - Product Usage: Endoscopic cleaning brushes are single use devices intended to clean the interior of endoscopes after endoscopy procedures. The brush is threaded through the biopsy valve and pulled through the interior of the endoscope to remove debris.

Potential risk of brush detachment during cleaning.

Recall #: Z-2766-2020
Affected scope: 1,400 total units
Initiated: July 9, 2020

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Medline Industries Inc recalled Endoscopic Cleaning Brush - Product Usage: Endoscopic cleaning brushes are single use dev… - a moderate-severity action.

Endoscopic Cleaning Brush - Product Usage: Endoscopic cleaning brushes are single use dev… was recalled by Medline Industries Inc in August 12, 2020. Reason: Potential risk of brush detachment during cleaning.. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-2766-2020 with the FDA Devices before acting.

The recall

Medline Industries Inc issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-Potential risk of brush detachment during cleaning..

Moderate
severity level: Class II
classification: August 12, 2020
reported

Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-2766-2020 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.

Recall Insight

This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution scope (see Distribution below) directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

Within the same product category the archive holds 6 closely related recalls, 6 from FDA Devices - clustering in a narrow category often points to a systemic quality-control or supplier issue rather than a one-off defect. Always verify the recall number against the official agency record before acting.

Where this agency-classified recall sits among FDA Class I/II/III notices

Of 88,244 recalls with an agency hazard classification, 19,068 are high severity, 64,652 moderate, and 4,524 low. A further 16,179 CPSC/NHTSA recalls have no agency class and are excluded from this split. This recall is classified moderate severity.

Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not inherent danger, we do not rank products by risk from raw recall volume.

Product description

Endoscopic Cleaning Brush - Product Usage: Endoscopic cleaning brushes are single use devices intended to clean the interior of endoscopes after endoscopy procedures. The brush is threaded through the biopsy valve and pulled through the interior of the endoscope to remove debris.

Reason for recall

Potential risk of brush detachment during cleaning.

Recall Profile

Structured summary of the FDA Devices recall record
Attribute	Value
Agency	U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Severity class	Moderate (Class II)
Status	Terminated
Recall number	Z-2766-2020
Date reported	August 12, 2020
Date initiated	July 9, 2020
Recalling firm	Medline Industries Inc
Firm location	Northfield, IL
Affected scope	1,400 total units
Distribution	US Nationwide distribution including in the states of CA, IN and OH.

Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Why was this product recalled? ▼

Potential risk of brush detachment during cleaning.

Which agency issued this recall? ▼

This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on August 12, 2020. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-2766-2020.

Where was the recalled product distributed? ▼

Distribution: US Nationwide distribution including in the states of CA, IN and OH..

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