Official recall record
Karl Storz Injection Needles
- Issuing authority
- Health Canada — Medical Devices
- Published
- 2023-10-31
- Country of alert
- Canada
- Alert level
- Type II
- Alert type
- recall
What the authority reported
Validation testing of the efficacy of the manual cleaning for the injection needle was performed. The testing showed that the required efficacy level was not achieved. Different scenarios were tested, and all possible manual cleaning steps included, and the residual protein value remained above the acceptance criteria. Recall start date: October 16, 2023
What to do
Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.
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Health Canada — Medical Devices — official record →
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.
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