n.a. 11575KRecalls & reported problems
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · Stone Extractor, 0.6 mm, sterile · Class 2
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04048551051672), received between Feb 15, 2017 and Feb 15, 2017 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Remove” (3 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Difficult to Remove3
- Entrapment of Device3
- Material Separation3
Patient problems
- Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque3
- Discomfort3
- Foreign Body In Patient3
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 15, 2017Entrapment of Device; Difficult to Remove; Material Separation; Entrapment of Device; Difficult to Remove; Material Separation
DURING THE SIALOENDOSCOPY PROCEDURE MULTIPLE STORZ STONE EXTRACTOR BASKETS WERE USED TO ATTEMPT TO EXTRACT A STONE THAT WAS LODGED IN A SALIVARY GLAND DUCT. THE BASKETS (REF #S 11575L, 11575K, 11582M) WERE ALL BROKEN AT SOME POINT DURING THE PROCEDURE WHETHER THEY WERE OPENED AROUND THE STONE OR JUST FROM SIMPLY BEING OPENED AND CLOSED ACCORDING TO THE PHYSICIAN WHO WAS PERFORMING THE PROCEDURE. DURING ONE OF THE ATTEMPTS TO EXTRACT A STONE BASKET WHICH WAS OPENED AROUND THE STONE BROKE OFF FROM THE REST OF THE DEVICE AND WAS LEFT AROUND THE STONE AND LODGED IN PLACE MAKING IT IRRETRIEVABLE. MANY ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RETRIEVE THE STONE AND THE BASKET AROUND THE STONE, BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. SOME OF THE BASKETS WERE LEFT RETAINED INSIDE THE SALIVARY GLAND DUCT. OVERALL, 8 BASKETS WERE BROKEN IN SOME FASHION DURING THE COURSE OF THIS PROCEDURE. THERE WERE 8 STONE EXTRACTOR BASKETS USED AND ALL 8 FAILED.
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque; Discomfort; Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 6361353 ↗InjuryFeb 15, 2017Entrapment of Device; Difficult to Remove; Material Separation; Entrapment of Device; Difficult to Remove; Material Separation
DURING THE SIALOENDOSCOPY PROCEDURE MULTIPLE STORZ STONE EXTRACTOR BASKETS WERE USED TO ATTEMPT TO EXTRACT A STONE THAT WAS LODGED IN A SALIVARY GLAND DUCT. THE BASKETS (REF #S 11575L, 11575K, 11582M) WERE ALL BROKEN AT SOME POINT DURING THE PROCEDURE WHETHER THEY WERE OPENED AROUND THE STONE OR JUST FROM SIMPLY BEING OPENED AND CLOSED ACCORDING TO THE PHYSICIAN WHO WAS PERFORMING THE PROCEDURE. DURING ONE OF THE ATTEMPTS TO EXTRACT A STONE BASKET WHICH WAS OPENED AROUND THE STONE BROKE OFF FROM THE REST OF THE DEVICE AND WAS LEFT AROUND THE STONE AND LODGED IN PLACE MAKING IT IRRETRIEVABLE. MANY ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RETRIEVE THE STONE AND THE BASKET AROUND THE STONE, BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. SOME OF THE BASKETS WERE LEFT RETAINED INSIDE THE SALIVARY GLAND DUCT. OVERALL, 8 BASKETS WERE BROKEN IN SOME FASHION DURING THE COURSE OF THIS PROCEDURE. THERE WERE 8 STONE EXTRACTOR BASKETS USED AND ALL 8 FAILED.
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque; Discomfort; Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 6361352 ↗InjuryFeb 15, 2017Entrapment of Device; Difficult to Remove; Material Separation; Entrapment of Device; Difficult to Remove; Material Separation
DURING THE SIALOENDOSCOPY PROCEDURE MULTIPLE STORZ STONE EXTRACTOR BASKETS WERE USED TO ATTEMPT TO EXTRACT A STONE THAT WAS LODGED IN A SALIVARY GLAND DUCT. THE BASKETS (REF #S 11575L, 11575K, 11582M) WERE ALL BROKEN AT SOME POINT DURING THE PROCEDURE WHETHER THEY WERE OPENED AROUND THE STONE OR JUST FROM SIMPLY BEING OPENED AND CLOSED ACCORDING TO THE PHYSICIAN WHO WAS PERFORMING THE PROCEDURE. DURING ONE OF THE ATTEMPTS TO EXTRACT A STONE BASKET WHICH WAS OPENED AROUND THE STONE BROKE OFF FROM THE REST OF THE DEVICE AND WAS LEFT AROUND THE STONE AND LODGED IN PLACE MAKING IT IRRETRIEVABLE. MANY ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RETRIEVE THE STONE AND THE BASKET AROUND THE STONE, BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. SOME OF THE BASKETS WERE LEFT RETAINED INSIDE THE SALIVARY GLAND DUCT. OVERALL, 8 BASKETS WERE BROKEN IN SOME FASHION DURING THE COURSE OF THIS PROCEDURE. THERE WERE 8 STONE EXTRACTOR BASKETS USED AND ALL 8 FAILED.
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque; Discomfort; Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 6361351 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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