Skip to content

n.a. 27056LBRecalls & reported problems

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · KUNTZ 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 04048551078853), received between Jul 22, 2024 and Jul 22, 2024 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Failure to Clean Adequately” (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.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 1 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Failure to Clean Adequately1
  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1

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.

  • InjuryJul 22, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Failure to Clean Adequately; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Failure to Clean Adequately

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN OLD, DRY BLOOD CLOT (FROM A PREVIOUS PATIENT) APPEARED TO HAVE ENTERED THE CURRENT PATIENT'S BLADDER THROUGH THE HANDPIECE WHEN A SHEATH WAS INSERTED. POST OPERATIVE BLOODS FOR BLOOD BORNE VIRUS WERE TAKEN. ADDITIONAL/ PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION WAS REQUIRED. ALTHOUGH IT CAN BE ASSUMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT IS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSFERRED RESIDUES, THE CASE IS CLASSIFIED AS REPORTABLE AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 19795104 ↗

Other HYSTEROSCOPE (AND ACCESSORIES) devices

All HYSTEROSCOPE (AND ACCESSORIES) devices →

Sources and updates

How reports and recalls are matched · Editorial policy · Report an error on this page