Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published July 9, 2020
Medline Endoscopic Cleaning Brush Recall: Risk of Brush Detachment During Use
Medline recalls endoscopic cleaning brushes DYK1002DCB and DYK10: Potential brush detachment during cleaning. Stop using immediately to prevent injury.
“Medline Endoscopic Cleaning Brush Recall: Risk of Brush Detachment During Use.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/64738-medline-endoscopic-cleaning-brush-recall-risk-of-brush-detachment-during. Based on FDA recall #Z-2766-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2766-2020%22&limit=1).
Medline Industries Inc recalled Endoscopic Cleaning Brushes due to a potential risk of brush detachment during cleaning, the FDA said on July 9, 2020. The voluntary Class II recall affected 1,400 units distributed nationwide.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Medline
Product: Endoscopic Cleaning Brush
Model#: DYK1002DCB and DYK1002DBDE
LOT #: GM10, GJ25, HA05, and HA20
The hazard
The recall cites a potential risk of brush detachment during cleaning. Endoscopic cleaning brushes are single-use devices intended to clean the interior of endoscopes after procedures.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Medline Industries Inc has had 48 other recalls on record since Sept. 25, 2015. Other recent recalls include a Chest Tube Kit recalled on July 21, 2022, for non-sterile tape in a sterile component, and a Hand Sanitizer Foam recall on Nov. 8, 2021, for leaking containers. Similar recent product recalls include Sinus Packs with sharp brush edges recalled on Aug. 10, 2026, and Forceps recalled on Nov. 13, 2025, for weak packaging.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for model numbers DYK1002DCB or DYK1002DBDE. Look for lot numbers GM10, GJ25, HA05, or HA20 on the packaging or label.
Brand
Medline
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop Using Immediately
Endoscopic cleaning brushes with model numbers DYK1002DCB or DYK1002DBDE and specific lots should not be used due to potential detachment risk.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide; the notice names 3 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution including in the states of CA, IN and OH.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: California, Indiana, Ohio.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 7 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2766-2020 (July 9, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2766-2020 to see it in context.
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