Memory Basket G21525Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00827002215252), received between Dec 22, 2017 and Jul 2, 2018 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJul 2, 2018Break; Break

  DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP), THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK MEMORY SOFT WIRE BASKET. AS REPORTED TO CUSTOMER RELATIONS, "THEY (THE USER) PUT THE BASKET INTO THE BILE DUCT. IT CAPTURED THE STONE. THE STONE WAS TOO BIG TO COME OUT. SO, THEY HAD TO DILATE THE BILE DUCT, CUT THE WIRE AND PUT A COOK CONQUEST TTC LITHOTRIPTER CABLE OVER THE WIRES. WHEN THEY (THE USER) WOUND IT UP TO CRUSH THE STONE, ONE OF THE BASKET WIRES BROKE, BUT DID NOT SEPARATE FROM THE DEVICE. AFTER IT BROKE, THEY WERE ABLE TO REMOVE THE DEVICE, WITH THE STONE, OUT OF THE PATIENT. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 7656301 ↗
• InjuryDec 22, 2017Break; Break

  DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP), THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK MEMORY SOFT WIRE BASKET. THE STONE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.3 X 0.8 MM AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO EXTRACT. THE DOCTOR DECIDED TO DO LITHOTRIPSY WITH A COOK SOEHENDRA LITHOTRIPTOR. BUT, AT THE TIME TO TRY TO CRUSH IT, THE BASKET BROKE AND THE SKULLCAP [TIP] REMAINED IN THE BILIARY DUCT AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO RETRIEVE ENDOSCOPICALLY. FOR THIS REASON, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED ON 12/21/2017: AFTER TALKING WITH THE PHYSICIAN, I [SALES MANAGER] WILL TRY TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS CASE. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY BECAUSE THE DRIVE WIRE WAS CUT WHILE THE DOCTOR WAS TRYING TO DO LITHOTRIPSY. THE BASKET ITSELF WAS NOT BROKEN; AS THEY HAD REPORTED IN THE BEGINNING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED ON 12/21/2017: THE DRIVE WIRE BROKE DURING LITHOTRIPSY AND THEN THE PATIENT HAD TO GO TO SURGERY TO HAVE THE BASKET REMOVED.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 7142173 ↗