The Recall Desk

Hazard

Disinfection Failure recalls

4 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.

What the numbers show

Total
4
Critical
0
Severe
0
Most recent
2022-05-18

Of the 4 disinfection failure recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 0 (0%) are Severe.

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all disinfection failure recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.

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1–4 of 4

  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1065-2022·2022-05-18

    Cysto-Urethroscope Disinfection Process Failure Affects Serial Numbers Since 2018

    Karl Storz Endoscopy is recalling Flexible Video Cysto-Urethroscopes due to a disinfection process failure that may not adequately eliminate microorganisms. Affected units have been distributed nationwide and internationally since January 2018.

    Product
    11272VUE 11272VUEK Flexible Video Cysto-Urethroscope 96136031USCA V1.1 (04/2021); 11272VUE-R 11272VUEK-R Flexible Video Cysto-Urethroscope 96136031USCA V1.1 (04/2021)
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    52 states
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1067-2022·2022-05-18

    Flexible Ureteroscope Recall Due to Inadequate Disinfection Process

    Karl Storz Endoscopy is recalling flexible ureteroscopes manufactured or distributed since January 2018 due to the disinfection process failing to achieve expected microbial reduction levels.

    Product
    11278A2 11278AK2 Flexible Ureteroscope Z20615US-BA (08-2018); 11278AC1 N/A Flexible Ureteroscope Z17859US-A (04/2016); 11278AC2 11278ACK2 Flexible Ureteroscope Z20615US-BA (08-2018); 11278ACU1 11278ACUK1 Flexible Ureteroscope Z20615US-BA (08-2018); 11278AU1 11278AUK1 Flexible
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    52 states
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1063-2022·2022-05-18

    Karl Storz HD Cysto-Urethroscope recalled for disinfection failure

    Karl Storz is recalling HD-VIEW Flexible HD Cysto-Urethroscope models that fail to adequately disinfect during processing, creating a potential infection risk. All units manufactured since January 2018 are affected.

    Product
    11272VH-TL 11272VHK-TL HD-VIEW Flexible HD Cysto-Urethroscope Z23875US-BC (10-2021) 11272VHU-TL 11272VHUK-TL HD-VIEW Flexible HD Cysto-Urethroscope Z23875US-BC (10-2021)
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    52 states
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1049-2022·2022-05-18

    Bronchovideoscope Recall for Updated Sterilization and Reprocessing Instructions

    Olympus bronchovideoscopes are recalled due to updates required for proper sterilization and reprocessing procedures. Healthcare providers must follow new instructions for chemical disinfection and ETO gas sterilization.

    Product
    BF-1TQ180: EVIS EXERA II Bronchovideoscope
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide