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FDA Device recall Z-1069-2022

11278VSA 11278VSAK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z23117US-BA (10/2020)

On 2022-05-18 the FDA classified a Class II recall of 11278VSA 11278VSAK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z23117US-BA (10/2020) by Karl Storz Endoscopy, citing failure to achieve the expected six-log reduction in microorganisms following the disinfection process.

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AgencyFDA Device
Recall numberZ-1069-2022
ClassificationClass II
Statusongoing
Initiated2022-04-01
Published2022-05-18
Last updated2026-09-13 11:56 UTC
CompanyKarl Storz Endoscopy
DistributionAK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

Product

11278VSA 11278VSAK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z23117US-BA (10/2020); 11278VSE 11278VSEK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z23117US-BA (10/2020); 11278VSU 11278VSUK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z18447US-BC (03/2018); 11278VSUA 11278VSUAK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z23117US-BA (10/2020); 11278VSUE 11278VSUEK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z23117US-BA (10/2020)

Reason

Failure to achieve the expected six-log reduction in microorganisms following the disinfection process.

Identifiers

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11278VSA 11278VSAK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z23117US-BA (10/2020) UDI Code: 4048551402597; 11278VSE 1…11278VSA 11278VSAK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z23117US-BA (10/2020) UDI Code: 4048551402597; 11278VSE 11278VSEK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z23117US-BA (10/2020) UDI Code: 4048551416976; 11278VSU 11278VSUK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z18447US-BC (03/2018) UDI Code: 4048551344385; 11278VSUA 11278VSUAK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z23117US-BA (10/2020) UDI Code: 4048551402603; 11278VSUE 11278VSUEK Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope (FLEX-XC) Z23117US-BA (10/2020) UDI Code: 4048551416969; All Serial Numbers manufactured/distributed since January 2018.

Status history

No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:56 UTC. Current status: ongoing.

Source

Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1069-2022%22

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