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KSlock 28272UKNRecalls & reported problems

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · Clamping Jaw, small · Class 2

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 04048551265222), received between Apr 14, 2023 and May 16, 2023 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Detachment of Device or Device Component2

Patient problems

  • Brain Injury2

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryMay 16, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    DURING THE NEUROSURGICAL INTERVENTION OF COLLOID CYST EXCISION BY VENTRICULAR ENDOSCOPY, THE ENDOSCOPE IS HELD BY A METAL ARM FIXED TO THE INTERVENTION TABLE IN ORDER TO FREE THE SURGEON'S HAND. AT THE END OF THE OPERATION, THE CLAMPING JAW USED TO HOLD THE ENDOSCOPE BROKE, CAUSING MOVEMENT OF THE ENDOSCOPE WHICH WAS IN THE PATIENT'S BRAIN, CAUSING BLEEDING FROM THE EPENDYMAL VEINS AND REDUCING VISIBILITY FOR THE END. INTERVENTION.

    Patient problems: Brain Injury

    MAUDE report 16940967 ↗
  • InjuryApr 14, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    DURING THE NEUROSURGICAL INTERVENTION OF COLLOID CYST EXCISION BY VENTRICULAR ENDOSCOPY, THE ENDOSCOPE IS HELD BY A METAL ARM FIXED TO THE INTERVENTION TABLE IN ORDER TO FREE THE SURGEON'S HAND. AT THE END OF THE OPERATION, THE CLAMPING JAW USED TO HOLD THE ENDOSCOPE BROKE, CAUSING MOVEMENT OF THE ENDOSCOPE WHICH WAS IN THE PATIENT'S BRAIN, CAUSING BLEEDING FROM THE EPENDYMAL VEINS AND REDUCING VISIBILITY FOR THE END. INTERVENTION.

    Patient problems: Brain Injury

    MAUDE report 16747120 ↗

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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.