CURE ULTRA CATHETER ULTRA14Recalls & reported problems
Convatec, Purchasing Department · Ultra Female, 6”, Straight Tip 14 · Class 2
All models of CURE ULTRA CATHETER (4)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
Quick summary
This Convatec Cure Ultra is a urinary catheter. Its 101 FDA reports include 50 injuries and no deaths, and often describe torn packaging and sharp edges, while 50 reports list urinary tract infections. Reports fell to 1 in the last 12 months from 51 before. No recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 102
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 51
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 102 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00815947020444), received between Mar 29, 2018 and Sep 9, 2026 — classified as 51 injuries, 51 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging” (50 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging50
- Sharp Edges32
- Product Quality Problem30
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem16
- Device Handling Problem2
- Defective Component1
- Defective Device1
Patient problems
- Urinary Tract Infection51
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions50
- Hematuria1
- Pain1
- Unspecified Tissue Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 102 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 9, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
It was reported "patient is keeping UTI's for a long while now and has to stay on antibiotics all the time". No lot number provided.
Patient problems: Urinary Tract Infection
MAUDE report 50693528 ↗InjuryJan 9, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Urinary Tract Infection
MAUDE report 24027312 ↗InjuryOct 27, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
CONSUMER IS A 70 YR OLD FEMALE WITH MS. SHE REPORTS SHE HAS BEEN CATHING 2 X A DAY FOR RETENTION FOR 2 YRS NOW. SHE STATES SHE HAS ALWAYS USED THE ULTRA14 AND IT HAS WORKED WELL FOR HER WHEN SHE IS ABLE TO GET IT IN HER URETHRA. SHE IS NOT BLAMING THE CATHETER FOR HER UTIS. SHE HAS DIFFICULTY AT TIMES FOR HER ENTIRE 2 YRS FINDING HER URETHRA. THIS OCCURS OFF AND ON. SHE HAS A SMALL MIRROR BUT OFTEN WILL TRY TO INSERT THE CATHETER 2 - 3 TIMES BEFORE FINDING THE CORRECT URETHRAL OPENING. ONCE IN, IT WILL DRAIN WELL AND SHE HAS NO COMPLAINTS WITH THE PRODUCT ITSELF, IT IS FINDING THE CORRECT SPOT TO PLACE IT IN. SHE ALSO IS GOOD ABOUT ALWAYS CLEANSING HER GENITAL AREA WITH A FRAGRANCE FREE COTTONELLE BRAND WIPE FOR CLEANSING PRIOR TO INSERTION. SHE REPORTS MOST RECENTLY SHE HAD A DIAGNOSED UTI ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO. SHE WAS PREVIOUSLY ON LOW DOSE NITROFURANTOIN PRESCRIBED BY HER UROLOGIST FOR PROPHYLAXIS UTI PREVENTION SHE ESTIMATES FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE START OF THIS THIS PAST UTI. SHE SAID IT MUST HAVE STOPPED WORKING FOR HER AS SHE BECAME SYMPTOMATIC OF A UTI WITH URGENCY, FREQUENCY, MALODOROUS URINE AND DARK BROWN COLORED URINE OUTPUT. HER UROLOGIST HAD HER DO A URINE SPECIM
Patient problems: Urinary Tract Infection
MAUDE report 23388175 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20956506 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20953507 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20953505 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20953504 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20953269 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20953267 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20953077 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20952989 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20952987 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20952854 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20952838 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20952836 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20952498 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20952494 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20952392 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20952223 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20952169 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20952168 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20952166 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20952164 ↗MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20952163 ↗MalfunctionDec 16, 2024Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT OR EVENT DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20948363 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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