FDA recall Z-0442-2022

Karl Storz Endoscopy · Class II · device

Product

Karl Storz Udel Sterilization Tray Instructions for Use, Tray Part Number/Description: 39301ACTS/CAMERA TRAY (STERRAD, INLINE CAMERA HEADS); 39301AS/RIGID TELESCOPE TRAY (STERRAD, 2 RIGID SCOPES 4MM X 18CM); 39301BCTS/CAMERA TRAY (INLINE/C-MOUNT CAMERA HEADS); 39301BS/RIGID TELESCOPE TRAY (STERRAD, 2 RIGID SCOPES 5MM X 35CM); 39301C1S/RIGID TELESCOPE TRAY (STERRAD, 1 RIGID SCOPE & LT CABLE); 39301CS/RIGID TELESCOPE TRAY (STERRAD, 2 RIGID SCOPE 10MM X 31CM); 39301DS/RIGID TELESCOPE TRAY (STERRAD, 2 RIGID SCOPES); 39301HCTS/CAMERA TRAY (STERRAD, STANDARD CAMERA HEADS); 39301PHTS/CAMERA TRAY (STERRAD, PENDULUM/INLINE CAM HEADS); 39305C1S/BASKET-STYLE RIGID TELESCOPE TRAY (UDEL, 1 RIGID SCOPE 4MM X 30CM); 39305C2S/BASKET-STYLE RIGID TELESCOPE TRAY (STERRAD, 2 RIGID SCOPES); 39305L1S/BASKET-STYLE RIGID TELESCOPE TRAY (STERRAD, 1 RIGID SCOPE); 39305L2S/BASKET-STYLE RIGID TELESCOPE TRAY (STERRAD, 2 RIGID SCOPES); 39311AS/RIGID TELESCOPE TRAY (STERRAD, 4 RIGID SCOPES & LT CABLE); 39311BS/RIGID

Reason for recall

To ensure sterilization effectiveness, sterilization tray instructions for use were updated and now state 1) udel trays may be used with flexible endoscopes with lumen diameters greater-than-or-equal to 1.2mm and maximum length of 845mm and 2) ethylene oxide is excluded as a sterilization modality.

Distribution

US: AK, AL, AP, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, 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, WY OUS: Canada, Venezuela, Barbados, GUAM, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, Trinidad & Tobago, Germany, Cayman Islands, Philippines, Japan, Dominican Republic, Panama, Bahamas, Ecuador, Suriname, American Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Belize, Curacao, The Bahamas, Brazil, South Korea, Bermuda

Key facts

Status
Ongoing
Initiation date
2021-10-15
Report date
2022-01-05
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
El Segundo, CA, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0442-2022