ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-1067-2022 ยท FGB Ureteroscope And Accessories, Flexible/Rigid

Karl Storz Endoscopy

11278A2 11278AK2 Flexible Ureteroscope Z20615US-BA (08-2018); 11278AC1 N/A Flexible Ureteroscope Z17859US-A (04/2016); 11278AC2 11278ACK2 Flexible Ureteroscope Z20615US-BA (08-2018); 11278ACU1 11278ACUK1 Flexible Ureteroscope Z20615US-BA (08-2018); 11278AU1 11278AUK1 Flexible Ureteroscope Z20615US-BA (08-2018);

DateApr 1, 2022
StatusOpen, Classified
ReasonFailure to achieve the expected six-log reduction in microorganisms following the disinfection process.
Root causeUnder Investigation by firm
ActionOn 04/01 and 6/2022, the firm emailed an "Urgent Medical Device Recall" letter to customers and followed up with a hardcopy letter on 04/07-08/2022 via their Third Party contractor informing customers of a labeling update to correct the instructions for use for certain flexible urological endoscopes and advise that high-level disinfection should not be used as a method of reprocessing. Supplemental validation testing of the efficacy of the manual high-level disinfection process using CIDEX OPA was performed. Testing showed that required efficacy level of disinfection using CIDEX OPA was not
QuantityAll Serial Numbers manufactured/distributed since January 2018.
DistributionU.S.: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, Guam, 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, and WY. O.U.S.: Mexico, Lebanon, and South Korea
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K982905MVM 7.5 FRENCH FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPE
Karl Storz Endoscopy, Oct 5, 1998