Some urological endoscopes from Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG. could pose an infection risk to patients if users follow current reprocessing instructions, the US Food and Drug Administration announced in a 4 April letter to health care providers.
Recall Gives New Cleaning Instructions For Karl Storz Endoscopes
The company found that some common cleaning methods weren’t enough to fully sterilize certain urological endoscopes, and is issuing new instructions for use to ensure the devices will be safe.
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