Recommended Maintenance

Recommended Maintenance

The following maintenance schedule has been developed for your endoscope’s performance and safety.

Both scheduled maintenance and instrument repairs should only be performed by an authorized PENTAX Medical Service facility. Your authorized PENTAX Medical Service facility has the factory-trained technicians and OEM parts, tools and quality controls to properly service your equipment. We accept no liability for user injury, instrument damage, malfunction or reprocessing failure arising from any use of unauthorized facilities.

Scheduled maintenance intervals

Minor maintenance:every 100 procedures

Full maintenance: every 300 procedures

Upon inspection, your recommended maintenance schedule may change depending on your individual utilization and endoscope handling habits.

Maintenance services

1st Minor maintenance

  • Replace angulation pulley
  • Replace inlet seal, air/water and suction valve seals

2nd Minor maintenance

  • Replace angulation pulley
  • Replace angulation wires
  • Replace inlet seal, air/water and suction valve seals

Full maintenance

  • Replace angulation pulleys and angle wires
  • Replace all channels and tubes
  • Working channel(s)
  • Air/water supply tubes
  • Suction tube
  • Forward water jet/air
  • Replace all seals and o-rings

Both the minor and full maintenance include a general endoscope inspection. Any recommended repairs in addition to the maintenance will be quoted before work is performed.