n.a. 27023FMRecalls & reported problems
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · Forceps, for grasping stone fragments · Class 2
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04048551073681), received between Oct 30, 2017 and Oct 30, 2017 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment Of Device Component” (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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Detachment Of Device Component1
- Material Separation1
Patient problems
- Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionOct 30, 2017Detachment Of Device Component; Material Separation; Detachment Of Device Component; Material Separation
ALLEGEDLY, DURING A ESWL UERETERAL STONE AND CYSTOSCOPY WITH STENT REMOVAL PROCEDURE, DOCTOR NOTED THAT ONE OF THE JAWS ON GRASPING FORCEPS BROKE OFF INTO PATIENT'S BLADDER. DOCTOR LOCATED BROKEN PIECE AND ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE IT, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. HE BELIEVES THAT PATIENT SHOULD PASS IT ON HIS OWN, SINCE IT WAS SMALLER THAN THE STONES THAT THEY WERE REMOVING. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO INJURY TO THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque
MAUDE report 6989191 ↗
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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