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
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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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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