Karl Storz Endoscopy: Medical Device Recall in 2024 - (Recall #: Z-1809-2024)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2024.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

LASER Application Instrument, 23 cm, REF: 8694; LEUNIG-GREVERS LASER Application, REF: 461000

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: April 1, 2024

Date Posted: May 22, 2024

Recall Number: Z-1809-2024

Event ID: 94389

Reason for Recall:

Laser surgical instruments have no specific evidence of a validated reprocessing method, therefore these instruments lack sterility assurance, so once the instruments have gone through reprocessing after use and then are used again, there is an increased risk of the patient being exposed to infection.

Status: Ongoing

Product Quantity: 85

Code Information:

All lots. REF/UDI-DI: 8694/04048551216392, 461000/04048551164860

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide in the states of OH, CA, FL, MA, TX, KY, WI, MI, MN, AR, NE, IL, NY, HI and the country of Argentina.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated