Escape M0063902010Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 49 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 08714729121299), received between Mar 3, 2017 and Jul 16, 2026 — classified as 9 injuries, 40 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (27 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 25 most recent of 49 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJul 16, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component; Difficult to Open or Close

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE PROCEDURE, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE TO CAPTURE THE STONE, THE DEVICE FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE WITH NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS; HOWEVER, INVESTIGATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE REVEALED THAT THE PULL WIRE DETACHED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25841749 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 16, 2026Nonstandard Device; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPIC LITHOTRIPSY PROCEDURE, AN ESCAPE BASKET WAS INTENDED TO BE USED. WHEN THE PHYSICIAN OPENED THE PACKAGE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIP OF THE BASKET WAS MISSING. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE OF THE SAME DEVICE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24352020 ↗
• InjuryJan 15, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ESCAPE BASKET DEVICE WAS USED DURING A FLEXIBLE TRANSURETHRAL URETEROLITHOTRIPSY (F-TUL) PROCEDURE. DURING THE PROCEDURE. A WIRE ON THE SHEATH PART GOT DISCONNECTED FROM THE HANDLE. REPORTEDLY, THE REMAINING PART WAS REMOVED INSIDE THE PATIENT USING A FORCEPS. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE WITH NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24086256 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 3, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ESCAPE BASKET WAS USED DURING A FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPY WITH LASER LITHOTRIPSY PROCEDURE, DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BASKET BROKE OFF INSIDE OF THE URETEROSCOPE. REPORTEDLY, THE SURGEON PUSHED A GUIDE WIRE THROUGH THE WORKING CHANNEL TO REMOVE SHEATH, AFTER THE SCOPE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE WITH NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23710216 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 30, 2025Break; Difficult to Open or Close; Material Split, Cut or Torn; Break; Difficult to Open or Close; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ESCAPE RETRIEVAL BASKET WAS USED DURING A PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY (PCNL) PROCEDURE. DURING THE PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PROXIMAL END OF THE SHAFT AND THE OUTER SHEATH NEAR THE HANDLE WAS FRAYING, MAKING IT HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE BASKET. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE WITH NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23184631 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 23, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Material Split, Cut or Torn; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ESCAPE BASKET DEVICE WAS ABOUT TO BE USED DURING A RIGID URETEROSCOPIC LITHOTRIPSY PROCEDURE. DURING UNPACKING, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIP OF THE SHEATH AT THE DISTAL PART OF THE BASKET WAS FRACTURED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE WITH NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23127274 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 18, 2025Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING PREPARATION OF A FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPIC LITHOTRIPSY PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOTED AFTER UNPACKING THAT THE FRONT PART OF THE ESCAPE BASKET WAS FRACTURED. THE PICTURE PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER SHOWED BASKET DETACHMENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE WITH NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23085275 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 24, 2025Break; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Break; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A ESCAPE BASKET WAS ABOUT TO BE USED DURING A RIGID URETEROSCOPIC LITHOTRIPSY AND URETEROLITHOTOMY PROCEDURE. DURING PREPARATION, UPON OPENING THE PACKAGE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIP AND TAIL END OF THE BASKET WAS FRACTURED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE WITH NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22588339 ↗
• InjuryJul 23, 2025Break; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Material Split, Cut or Torn; Break; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A ESCAPE BASKET DEVICE WAS USED DURING A FLEXIBLE TRANSURETHRAL URETEROLITHOTRIPSY (F-TUL) PROCEDURE. DURING THE PROCEDURE, A WIRE GOT DAMAGE ON THE SHEATH AND DISCONNECTED FROM THE HANDLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE OUTER SHEATH GOT SEPARATED AROUND THE MIDDLE PART. REPORTEDLY, THE PART OF THE OUTER SHEATH REMAINED INSIDE THE PATIENT AND WAS EVENTUALLY REMOVED USING A FORCEPS. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE WITH NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22577281 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 18, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A ESCAPE BASKET WAS ABOUT TO BE USED DURING A FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPIC LITHOTRIPSY PROCEDURE. DURING PREPARATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BASKET WAS BROKEN WHEN THE PACKAGE WAS OPEN. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE WITH NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22543561 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 18, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A ESCAPE BASKET DEVICE WAS ABOUT TO BE USED DURING A RIGID URETEROSCOPIC LITHOTRIPSY PROCEDURE. DURING PREPARATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIP OF THE BASKET WAS FRACTURED AFTER UNPACKED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE WITH NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22543358 ↗
• InjuryJul 3, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ESCAPE BASKET DEVICE WAS USED DURING A FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPY PROCEDURE. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN WAS HOLDING THE STONE WITH THE ESCAPE BASKET; HOWEVER, ONE OF THE BASKET WIRES SUDDENLY BROKE AND DETACHED FROM THE BASKET. REPORTEDLY, THEY TRIED TO RELEASE THE STONE, BUT THE BASKET WAS NOT WORKING, AND BASKET HAD TO BE DISABLED. THE DETACHED WIRE WAS RETRIEVED WITH ANOTHER BASKET. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE WITH NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22398594 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 4, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ESCAPE DEVICE WAS TO BE USED IN A RIGID URETEROSCOPIC LITHOTRIPSY PROCEDURE. DURING UNPACKING, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIP OF THE BASKET WAS FRACTURED. THE BASKET WIRES WERE BROKEN AND ONE WIRE WAS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE DEVICE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER SAME DEVICE AND THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22144500 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 19, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Material Split, Cut or Torn; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ESCAPE BASKET DEVICE WAS ABOUT TO BE USE DURING A URETEROSCOPIC HOLMIUM LASER LITHOTRIPSY AND STONE REMOVAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, DURING UNPACKING IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BASKET WAS FRACTURED AND DETACHED. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE SHEATH WAS TORN AT THE MIDDLE PART. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE WITH NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22048446 ↗
• InjuryMay 15, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ESCAPE RETRIEVAL BASKET DEVICE WAS USED DURING A URETEROSCOPY PROCEDURE. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BASKET DETACHED FROM THE DEVICE INSIDE THE PATIENT. REPORTEDLY, THE EXACT DEVICE TO RETRIEVE THE DETACHED BASKET IS UNKNOWN. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT POSSIBLY FLEXIBLE GRASPER OR ANOTHER ESCAPE WAS USED TO RETRIEVE THE DETACHED BASKET. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE WITH NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22027610 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 9, 2025Break; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Break; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ESCAPE RETRIEVAL BASKET WAS USED DURING A URETEROSCOPIC LITHOTRIPSY (URSL) PROCEDURE. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN WANTED TO PULL OUT THE STONE; HOWEVER, THE WIRE NEAR THE HANDLE BROKE AND THE BASKET WOULD NO LONGER CLOSE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE WITH NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21810626 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 14, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ESCAPE BASKET DEVICE WAS USED DURING A PROCEDURE. THE BASKET WAS NOT OPENING UPON USE, AND IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BROKEN WIRE COMING OUT FROM THE HANDPIECE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21608690 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 7, 2024Break; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Material Split, Cut or Torn; Break; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ESCAPE BASKET DEVICE WAS USED DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC URETEROPLASTY PROCEDURE. DURING PREPARATION, THE BASKET WIRE COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE BASKET OUTSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE WITH NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19930776 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 8, 2024Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ESCAPE RETRIEVAL BASKET DEVICE WAS USED DURING A URETERAL CALCULUS EXTRACTION PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE BASKET COULD NOT BE RECOVERED AFTER DEPLOYED. THE PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THE BASKET, AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A DELAYED SURGERY, RESULTING IN SECONDARY INJURY TO THE PATIENT. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO DATE, DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18865463 ↗
• InjuryJul 6, 2023Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ESCAPE BASKET WAS USED IN THE URETER DURING A LEFT URS/LASER LITHO/BASKET EXTRACTION OF A STONE PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023. DURING THE PROCEDURE, A SECTION OF THE BASKET WAS SAID TO HAVE BROKEN OFF AND WAS RETAINED IN THE LOWER SECTION OF THE URETER WRAPPED AROUND A PIECE OF STONE. A STENT WAS PLACED TO DRAIN THE BLADDER. THE PATIENT WAS STABLE BUT EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT PAIN DUE TO A REMAINING STONE FRAGMENT. AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE PATIENT WAS SCHEDULED AT EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER ON (B)(6) 2023 TO HAVE THE STONE AND THE BASKET FRAGMENT RETRIEVED. HOWEVER, NO INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE REGARDING WHETHER THE BASKET WAS SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT AT THIS TIME.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 17267719 ↗
• InjuryMay 19, 2023Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ESCAPE BASKET WAS USED IN THE RIGHT URETER DURING A CYSTOSCOPY, RIGHT RETROGRADE PYELOGRAM, STENT INSERTION, RIGHT URETEROSCOPY, LASER LITHOTRIPSY, STONE REMOVAL PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023. DURING THE PROCEDURE, AN ESCAPE BASKET WAS USED IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXTRACT STONE FROM THE RIGHT URETER. HOWEVER, THE BASKET WIRES BROKE, AND SOME FRAGMENTS WERE RETAINED IN THE PATIENT. A LASER WAS USED TO BREAK UP STONE AND EXTRACT PORTIONS OF THE BASKET FROM THE URETER. THERE WERE NO REPORTED PATIENT COMPLICATIONS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE EVENT TO DATE, DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 16960976 ↗
• InjuryApr 24, 2023Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ESCAPE BASKET WAS USED IN A PROCEDURE, PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021. DURING PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE BROKE INSIDE THE PATIENT'S URETHRA AND WAS TAKEN OUT BY THE SURGEON WHEN IT BECAME STUCK WITHIN THE PATIENT'S URETHRA. ALL PIECES WERE OBTAINED. THERE WERE NO KNOWN PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE EVENT TO DATE, DESPITE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16794748 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 21, 2022Material Split, Cut or Torn; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ESCAPE BASKET WAS USED IN THE KIDNEY DURING A LASER LITHOTRIPSY PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2022. DURING THE PROCEDURE, WHEN THE ESCAPE BASKET WAS TO BE INSERTED BACK IN THE SCOPE, THE DISTAL END OF THE SHEATH WAS TORN. A ZERO TIP BASKET WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 14753304 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 9, 2021Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ESCAPE BASKET WAS UNPACKED ON (B)(6) 2021 FOR A URETEROSCOPY. DURING PREPARATION, A HOLE WAS NOTICED IN THE PACKAGING AND THE STERILITY OF THE DEVICE WAS COMPROMISED. ANOTHER ESCAPE BASKET WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12779025 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 12, 2021Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging

  IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT AN ESCAPE BASKET WAS UNPACKED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. DURING UNPACKING, THE PACKAGING OF THE BASKET WAS NOTED TO BE RIPPED ON THE SIDE AND THE STERILITY WAS COMPROMISED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT OR PROCEDURE INVOLVED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12615247 ↗