Injection Needle Recall Due to Cleaning Process Concerns
Karl Storz Endoscopy is recalling injection needles used in general and visceral surgery because the manual cleaning process cannot be assured effective, which may expose patients to a higher risk of infection.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This is a Class II medical device recall involving surgical instruments with theoretical infection risk from cleaning process failure. Per the rubric, risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported receive a High (3) severity score.
Plain-English summary
Karl Storz Endoscopy is recalling injection needles (REF: 25207) intended for use in general surgery and visceral surgery. The recall is due to concerns that the efficacy of the manual cleaning process for these needles cannot be assured.
The affected injection needles have been distributed to healthcare facilities across the United States (Michigan, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, New York, North Carolina, Mississippi, Missouri, California, New Jersey, Illinois, Nevada, Oklahoma, Colorado, Ohio, Washington, Wisconsin, Virginia, Indiana, Iowa, Arkansas, Texas, West Virginia, Maryland, Minnesota, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Vermont, Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, Louisiana, Kansas, Washington D.C., Kentucky, and Hawaii), as well as Mexico, Canada, and Germany. All lot numbers of product REF: 25207 are affected, identified by UDI-DI: 04048551085776.
If used without assured cleaning efficacy, these injection needles may expose patients to a higher risk of infection during surgical procedures. Healthcare facilities in possession of this product should consult with Karl Storz Endoscopy and the FDA regarding the recall.
The recalled product
- Product
- Injection Needle, REF: 25207
- Manufacturer
- Karl Storz Endoscopy
- Hazard
- infection-risk
- contamination
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- UDI-DI: 04048551085776. All lot numbers
Distribution
Distributed in 38 states:
- AK
- AR
- CA
- CO
- DC
- FL
- GA
- HI
- IA
- ID
- IL
- IN
- KS
- KY
- LA
- MA
- MD
- MI
- MN
- MO
- MS
- NC
- NH
- NJ
- NM
- NV
- NY
- OH
- OK
- OR
- PA
- SC
- TX
- VA
- VT
- WA
- WI
- WV
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