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TAKE-APART 26176DSRecalls & reported problems

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · Bipolar Forceps Insert · 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 04048551099650), received between Jun 7, 2019 and Jun 7, 2019 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Arcing” (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

  • Arcing1
  • Therapy Delivered to Incorrect Body Area1

Patient problems

  • Patient Problem/Medical Problem1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • MalfunctionJun 7, 2019Therapy Delivered to Incorrect Body Area; Arcing

    ALLEGEDLY, IT WAS REPORTED THE BIPOLAR CAUTERY DEVICE WAS BEING USED TO CAUTERIZE A TUBE, AND IT ARCED AND CAUTERIZED THE ROUND LIGAMENT NEXT TO IT. PER THE CUSTOMER, DUE TO THE WAY IT WAS POINTED AT THE TIME, IT DID NOT TOUCH THE BOWEL AND THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PATIENT.

    Patient problems: Patient Problem/Medical Problem

    MAUDE report 8680418 ↗

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