TAKE-APART 26296HMRecalls & reported problems
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · TAKE-APART® Bipolar Ring Handle · Class 2
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04048551067086), received between May 22, 2023 and May 22, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Energy Output Problem” (1 report).
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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Energy Output Problem1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 22, 2023Energy Output Problem; Energy Output Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE PRODUCT 26296HM TAKE-APART BIPOLAR RING HANDLE. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION RECEIVED DURING A TUBAL LIGATION THE INSTRUMENT HANDLE OF THE TAKE-APART SET MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE COMPLETE SEVERING OF THE PATIENT'S FALLOPIAN TUBE, UNKNOWN SIDE. CASE WAS COMPLETED BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER AN UNPLANNED SALPINGECTOMY WAS PERFORMED. PATIENT POST OPERATIVE CONDITION IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 16974904 ↗
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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 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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