# FDA recall Z-0442-2022

> **Karl Storz Endoscopy** · Class II · device recall initiated 2021-10-15.

## 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

- **Recall number:** Z-0442-2022
- **Recalling firm:** Karl Storz Endoscopy
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** device
- **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

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

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall Z-0442-2022. Retrieved 2026-06-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/Z-0442-2022. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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