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Amplatz G09954Recalls & reported problems

Cook Incorporated · Amplatz Ultra Stiff Wire Guide · Class 2

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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00827002099548), received between Aug 27, 2020 and Aug 27, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Separation” (1 report).

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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Material Separation1
  • Unraveled Material1

Patient problems

  • Foreign Body In Patient1
  • No Code Available1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryAug 27, 2020Material Separation; Unraveled Material; Material Separation; Unraveled Material

    IT WAS REPORTED A (B)(6) YEAR-OLD FEMALE PATIENT REQUIRED A AMPLATZ ULTRA-STIFF SUPPORT WIRE GUIDE FOR A DOUBLE J STENT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THE WIRE UNCOILED AND A PORTION OF THE COIL BROKE OFF IN THE URETER. THE FRAGMENTS WERE REMOVED DURING THE PROCEDURE WITH A URETEROSCOPE AND BIOPSY FORCEPS. THE STENT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AFTER THE FRAGMENTS WERE REMOVED, HOWEVER ADDITIONAL TIME UNDER ANESTHESIA WAS NOTED. NO OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS WERE REPORTED FOR THIS INCIDENT.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Code Available

    MAUDE report 10461258 ↗

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