Z-0144-2008

Storz Equipment, Fluid Management Stand, for Fluid Management Systems, Product Number 26601EQ-KT

Name: Z-0144-2008 Storz Equipment, Fluid Management Stand, for Fluid Management Systems, Product Number 26601EQ-KT
Creator: Karl Storz Endoscopy America Inc
Published: 2007-08-17
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. / initiated 2007-08-17 / Terminated / root cause: design

FDA source

Karl Storz Endoscopy America Inc began a recall of Storz Equipment, Fluid Management Stand, for Fluid Management Systems, Product Number 26601EQ-KT on 2007-08-17. The reason FDA records is "Outflow Difference: The accuracy of the Equimat displayed value could be influenced by external factors of the cart/stand and may result in a fluctuating or inaccurate reading". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0144-2008
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2007-08-17
Posted: 2007-11-07
Terminated: 2012-02-29
Recalling firm: Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc.
Product: Storz Equipment, Fluid Management Stand, for Fluid Management Systems, Product Number 26601EQ-KT
Product code: HIG Insufflator, Hysteroscopic
Reason for recall: Outflow Difference: The accuracy of the Equimat displayed value could be influenced by external factors of the cart/stand and may result in a fluctuating or inaccurate reading.
Root cause tag: design
FDA root cause: Device Design
Action: All affected customers were notified via a Customer Letter issued on September 10, 2007 via FedEx overnight mail. The letter describes the problem with the device and the health hazard risk, and provides instructions for users to return the old stand and make arrangements for replacement stands.
Quantity in commerce: 287
Distribution: Nationwide
Product codes and lots: Product Number 26601EQ-KT (device has no lot or serial numbers)

Product code HIG

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

MDM coverage of this record lists here, newest first.

About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

MDM adds the root cause tag, derived from FDA’s own root cause text, and the cross-links to the product code, the clearances named on the record and MDM coverage. Where a recall has not been joined to an enforcement report, no classification is shown.

Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)