Device manufacturer, as written on reports

Karl Storz Se & Kg: medical device reports filed with FDA

6,419 reports name it as the manufacturer of the device involved, 2017–2026.

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6,419
reports naming it as manufacturer: 0% of all MAUDE reports; 2,888
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 1,837 in the 12 months before; 70.3%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 0.8%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

6,419 medical device reports received by FDA give Karl Storz Se & Kg as the manufacturer of the device involved, 0% of the MAUDE database, from July 2017 to August 2026. Manufacturer names are as written on the report; subsidiaries and spelling variants may appear as separate names.

2,888 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, up 57% from 1,837 in the 12 months before. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases. The event types recorded are malfunction (70.3%), injury (28.9%) and death (0.8%). Manufacturers are required to report events they learn of, so a large manufacturer with many products in use files many reports. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Brands named most often

Brand	Device type	Reports	Latest 12 months	Classified as death
C-MAC Video Laryngoscope D-BLADE	Laryngoscope, rigid	329	177	0%
C-MAC Video Laryngoscope MAC #4	Laryngoscope, rigid	254	150	0%
Endoflator 50	Insufflator, automatic carbon-dioxide for endoscope	231	107	0%
Electrode, bipolar	Electrode, electrosurgical, active, urological	203	104	0%
C-MAC Video Laryngoscope MAC #3	Laryngoscope, rigid	181	123	0%
Ccu Modular Image1s 4u Connect Intl Ce	Endoscopic video imaging system/component, gastroenterology-urology	155	102	0%
Video Uretero-Renoscope FLEX-XC1	Ureteroscope and accessories, flexible/rigid	55	172	0%

Brands with a page on this site, ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Device types

Product code	Device type	Reports	Share
CCW	Laryngoscope, rigid	1,097	17.1%
GCJ	Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery	939	14.6%
HIH	Hysteroscope (and accessories)	600	9.3%
GEI	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	527	8.2%
FAS	Electrode, electrosurgical, active, urological	492	7.7%
FET	Endoscopic video imaging system/component, gastroenterology-urology	425	6.6%
FCX	Insufflator, automatic carbon-dioxide for endoscope	334	5.2%
FGB	Ureteroscope and accessories, flexible/rigid	224	3.5%
FAJ	Cystoscope and accessories, flexible/rigid	208	3.2%
OWN	Confocal optical imaging	110	1.7%

Reports by month, five years

FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases.

Event type

Death0.8%49

Injury28.9%1,857

Malfunction70.3%4,510

Other0%3

Not given0%0

Grey bar: all 26,136,888 MAUDE reports. Event type is the filer's classification and is not verified by FDA.

Questions about Karl Storz Se & Kg reports

How many FDA device reports name Karl Storz Se & Kg as manufacturer?

6,419 reports through August 2026, 2,888 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which of its brands appear most often?

C-MAC Video Laryngoscope D-BLADE (329), C-MAC Video Laryngoscope MAC #4 (254), Endoflator 50 (231), Electrode, bipolar (203) and C-MAC Video Laryngoscope MAC #3 (181).

Which device types does it report on?

laryngoscope, rigid (17.1%), laparoscope, general & plastic surgery (14.6%), hysteroscope (and accessories) (9.3%) and electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories (8.2%).

Does a high count say something about the manufacturer?

Not by itself. Manufacturers must file a report for every event they become aware of, so report volume follows the number of devices in use. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Device Adverse Event (MAUDE) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 31 Aug 2026. Brand, generic and manufacturer names are as written on the reports; product code names come from FDA's device classification. Manufacturer names are pooled after company suffixes (Inc., LLC, GmbH and similar) are dropped; names that read as a person rather than an organisation are never published. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.