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n.a. 27033ERecalls & reported problems

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · Working Element · Class 2

Data updated Oct 16, 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 04048551074893), received between Jul 3, 2019 and Jul 3, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Flow or Under Infusion” (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

  • Insufficient Flow or Under Infusion1
  • Reflux within Device1

Patient problems

  • Tissue Damage1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJul 3, 2019Reflux within Device; Insufficient Flow or Under Infusion; Reflux within Device; Insufficient Flow or Under Infusion

    ALLEGEDLY, DURING AN INCISION OF URETHRA VALVE PROCEDURE, SALINE WAS LEAKING FROM THE RESECTOSCOPE DUE TO A WASHER THAT WAS MISSING; THE SURGEON WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DISTENSION AND REMOVED AND REINSERTED THE SCOPE SEVERAL TIMES TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM, WHICH RESULTED IN A URETHRAL TEAR.

    Patient problems: Tissue Damage

    MAUDE report 8759084 ↗

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