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Event 88694

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
September 10, 2021
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Ongoing
Recalling firm wording
Karl Storz Endoscopy

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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device · product 1 of 1

FIVE S 3.5x65, Flexible Intubation Videoscope, REF: 091361-01 (1 Unit), and 091361-06 (6 Units)

Z-0184-2022
Recall number
Z-0184-2022
Initiated
September 10, 2021
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Karl Storz Endoscopy
Quantity
532

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
During a regular requalification review, affected flexible intubation video endoscopes did not achieve the required sterility assurance level. There is a risk that the patient may be exposed to a higher risk of infection.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

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Reason for recall

During a regular requalification review, affected flexible intubation video endoscopes did not achieve the required sterility assurance level. There is a risk that the patient may be exposed to a higher risk of infection.

Code information

All LOTs with remaining shelf life

Distribution pattern

US: SC, NH, UT, LA, FL, TX, MA, MO, VA, IA, CA, IL, NC, VT, AL, GA, PA, TN, WI, NY, CO, AZ, NV, ME, MS, DC, IN, KY, MD, OH, MI, WA, KS, OR, AR, MN, NJ, NM, WV, CT. OUS: Canada