Karl Storz Endoscopy: Medical Device Recall in 2022 - (Recall #: Z-1062-2022)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2022.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

11272V CMOS VIDEO-CYSTO-URETHROSCOPE REV 11272VA 11272VAK CMOS VIDEO-CYSTO-URETHROSCOPE REV; 11272VU 11272VUK CMOS VIDEO-CYSTO-URETHROSCOPE US; 11272VUA 11272VUAK CMOS VIDEO-CYSTO-URETHROSCOPE US

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: April 1, 2022

Date Posted: May 18, 2022

Recall Number: Z-1062-2022

Event ID: 89880

Reason for Recall:

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

Status: Ongoing

Product Quantity: All Serial Numbers manufactured/distributed since January 2018

Code Information:

11272V N/A Flexible CMOS Video Cysto Urethroscope Z18446US-BE (01/2020) UDI Code: 4048551313350; 11272VA 11272VAK Flexible CMOS Video Cysto Urethroscope Z18446US-BE (01/2020) UDI Code: 4048551402481; 11272VU 11272VUK Flexible CMOS Video Cysto Urethroscope Z18446US-BE (01/2020) UDI Code: 4048551313367; 11272VUA 11272VUAK Flexible CMOS Video Cysto Urethroscope Z18446US-BE (01/2020) UDI Code: 4048551402559; All Serial Numbers manufactured/distributed since January 2018.

Distribution Pattern:

U.S.: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, Guam, 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, and WY. O.U.S.: Mexico, Lebanon, and South Korea

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated