PANOVIEW 8970402Recalls & reported problems
Richard Wolf GmbH · MORCESCOPE 12° 24.5FR WL 199MM rigid, with parallel ocular lens, working channel for instruments up to 4.8mm, irrigation via 24.5/26Ch sheath and attachement, suction via morcellator, TL 387mm, rod lens system · Class 2
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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04055207023525), received between Dec 27, 2021 and Sep 10, 2025 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Twisted/Bent” (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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Material Twisted/Bent1
- Optical Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 10, 2025Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE (HOLEP) OF THE PATIENT, THE DOCTOR HAD DIFFICULTY IN GETTING TISSUE IN PART OF THE BLADDER NECK OF THE SCOPE. HE WAS WRENCHING HARD AROUND THE PROSTATE AND STILL COULD NOT REACH IT, SO HE PULLED OUT THE SCOPE AND DISCOVERED IT WAS BENT. THERE IS NO REPORT OF INJURY, HOWEVER, THERE IS A REPORT OF A 30-MINUTE DELAY WHILE WAITING FOR THE 2ND SET OF EQUIPMENT. THE DOCTOR PROCEEDED TO PERFORMED PERINEAL URETHROSTOMY (PU) TO CREATE A CHANNEL FOR BETTER ACCESS AND THEN CONTINUED WITH THE BACKUP WOLF SCOPE AND SHEATHS.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23017140 ↗MalfunctionDec 27, 2021Optical Problem; Optical Problem
THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBMISSION IS TO REPORT THE RESULTS OF THE DEVICE INVESTIGATION/EVALUATION: THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED BY RICHARD WOLF MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND EVALUATED USING VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL MEANS. THE REPORTED CONDITION, UNABLE TO SEE CLEARLY THROUGH SCOPE, WAS NOT CONFIRMED. ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN, "REPORTED PROBLEM NOT JUSTIFIED, SCOPE PASS ALL TESTS". PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE: NO DEVICE PROBLEM FOUND.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 13088282 ↗
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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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