11278VSA 11278VSAK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope — Class II medical device recall Z-1070-2022
Ongoing recall by Karl Storz Endoscopy, reported 2022-05-18, distributed in AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC…. Failure to achieve the expected six-log reduction in microorganisms following the disinfection process.
| Recall number | Z-1070-2022 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Karl Storz Endoscopy, El Segundo, CA, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2022-04-01 |
| Classified | 2022-05-12 |
| Reported by FDA | 2022-05-18 |
| Distributed | AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY |
| Countries outside the US | KR, LB, MX |
| Quantity | 2,018 |
| UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI | 04048551344385, 04048551402597, 04048551402603, 04048551416969, 04048551416976 |
Product
11278VSA 11278VSAK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z23117US-BA (10/2020); 11278VSE 11278VSEK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z23117US-BA (10/2020); 11278VSU 11278VSUK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z18447US-BC (03/2018); 11278VSUA 11278VSUAK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z23117US-BA (10/2020); 11278VSUE 11278VSUEK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z23117US-BA (10/2020)
Reason for recall
Failure to achieve the expected six-log reduction in microorganisms following the disinfection process.
Machine access
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