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n.a. 30104A1Recalls & reported problems

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · Automatic Valve, size 12 mm · Class 2

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
2
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04048551118023), received between Nov 19, 2025 and Nov 19, 2025 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Separation” (2 reports).

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: 0 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: 2 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 reports2024202520262
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Material Separation2

Patient problems

  • Unintended Radiation Exposure2

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryNov 19, 2025Material Separation; Material Separation

    THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED: RECEIVED PHONE CALL FROM (B)(6) SISTERS (B)(6), TOLD THAT THE TROCAR WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY AS THERE IS LEAKING OF GAS. CLOSER LOOK AT THE TROCAR REVEALED TO HAVE A MISSING SCREW. SCREW IS SUSPECTED TO CAME LOOSE AND WORRIED THAT IT MIGHT DROP INTO PATIENT. AN X-RAY SCAN WAS PERFORMED TO CONFIRM THAT NO METAL RESIDUE REMAINED IN THE PATIENT'S BODY. THE SCAN RETURNED AS NEGATIVE. NO RESIDUES IN PATIENT.

    Patient problems: Unintended Radiation Exposure

    MAUDE report 23595748 ↗
  • InjuryNov 19, 2025Material Separation; Material Separation

    THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED: RECEIVED PHONE CALL FROM (B)(6) SISTERS (B)(6), TOLD THAT THE TROCAR WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY AS THERE IS LEAKING OF GAS. CLOSER LOOK AT THE TROCAR REVEALED TO HAVE A MISSING SCREW. SCREW IS SUSPECTED TO CAME LOOSE AND WORRIED THAT IT MIGHT DROP INTO PATIENT. AN X-RAY SCAN WAS PERFORMED TO CONFIRM THAT NO METAL RESIDUE REMAINED IN THE PATIENT'S BODY. THE SCAN RETURNED AS NEGATIVE. NO RESIDUES IN PATIENT.

    Patient problems: Unintended Radiation Exposure

    MAUDE report 23595740 ↗

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