FDAApril 1, 2022device
11278V 11278VK CMOS Video Ureteroscope Z17744US-A (04/2016); 11278VA 11278VAK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z23117US-BA (10/2020); 11278VU 11278VUK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z18447US-BC (03/2018); 11278VUA 11278VUAK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z23117US...
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
Failure to achieve the expected six-log reduction in microorganisms following the disinfection process.
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Ongoing
Brands named
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UPCs
4048551276884404855140258040485512782394048551402634
Recall history
Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.
- FDATangent Endoscopy, Tangent Single Use Digital Catheter. Model Numbers: (1) TNG4002-IND. (2) TNG-4007-6pk.2026-03-23
- FDAKARL STORZ - ENDOSKOPE, REF: 27000L,Uretero-Renoscope, 7 Fr., 6¿, 43 cm, NON STERILE, RxONLY, CE 01232024-12-19
- FDAKARL STORZ - ENDOSKOPE, REF: 27003L, MICHEL Uretero-Renoscope, 9.5 Fr., 43cm, RxONLY, CE01232024-12-19
- FDAKARL STORZ - ENDOSKOPE, REF: 27011K, Ureteroscope, 8 Fr., 6¿, 34cm, CE 01232024-12-19
- FDAKARL STORZ - ENDOSKOPE, REF: 27030KA, Cysto-Urethroscope, NON STERILE, CE2024-12-19
- FDAKARL STORZ - ENDOSKOPE, REF: 27002KP, Pediatric Uretero-Renoscope 7.3 Fr., NON STERILE, CE 01232024-12-19
- FDAKARL STORZ - ENDOSKOPE, REF: 27001L, Uretero-Renoscope, 8 Fr., 6¿, 43 cm, NON STERILE, RxONLY, CE 01232024-12-19
- FDAKARL STORZ - ENDOSKOPE, REF: 27002L, Uretero-Renoscope, 9.5 Fr., 6¿, 43 cm, NON STERILE, RxONLY, CE 01232024-12-19
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