Surgical Injection Needles Recalled for Uncertain Manual Cleaning Efficacy
Karl Storz Endoscopy injection needles used in surgery may not be reliably cleaned by hand, exposing patients to higher infection risk. The recall affects 4,878 units.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall with no reported illnesses or injuries. The hazard involves potential infection risk from uncertain cleaning efficacy, representing a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Karl Storz Endoscopy is recalling three models of surgical injection needles: curved 23 cm (REF 8598A), straight 23 cm (REF 8598B), and distal 45-degree 23 cm (REF 8598D). A total of 4,878 units have been distributed across the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Germany.
The needles, intended for general surgery and visceral surgery, cannot be reliably cleaned using manual processes. The manufacturer has determined that the efficacy of the manual cleaning process cannot be assured, which may expose patients to a higher risk of infection if the needles are used.
The recalled product
- Product
- Injection Needle, curved 23 cm, REF: 8598A; Injection Needle, straight, 23 cm, REF: 8598B; Injection Needle, distal 45-degrees, 23 cm, REF: 8598D
- Manufacturer
- Karl Storz Endoscopy
- Hazard
- infection-risk
- inadequate-cleaning
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (3)
- REF/UDI-DI: 8598A/04048551213278
- 8598B/04048551001462
- 8598D/04048551213285 All lot numbers.
Distribution
Distributed in 38 states:
- AK
- AR
- CA
- CO
- DC
- FL
- GA
- HI
- IA
- ID
- IL
- IN
- KS
- KY
- LA
- MA
- MD
- MI
- MN
- MO
- MS
- NC
- NH
- NJ
- NM
- NV
- NY
- OH
- OK
- OR
- PA
- SC
- TX
- VA
- VT
- WA
- WI
- WV
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