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Bard® Fluoro-4™ Silicone Ureteral Stent 233726Recalls & reported problems

C. R. Bard, Inc. · Bard® Fluoro-4™ Silicone Ureteral Stent with Hydro-Glide™ Guidewire · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Bard Fluoro-4 Silicone Ureteral Stent (5)

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
4
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10801741011723), received between Sep 11, 2018 and Apr 6, 2022 — classified as 1 injury, 3 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
  • Break1
  • Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
  • Material Deformation1
  • Migration1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
  • Hematuria1
  • Micturition Urgency1
  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
  • No Patient Involvement1
  • Urinary Tract Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionApr 6, 2022Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT CUSTOMER MENTIONED ABOUT URGENCY, DYSURIA, FLANK PAIN, HEMATURIA, URINARY TRACT INFECTION, IRRITATIVE URINARY SYMPTOMS AND DISLODGEMENT WHEN THEY WERE ASKED OF THE COMPLICATIONS WHILE USING THE URETERAL STENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 14022200 ↗
  • InjuryApr 6, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER MENTIONED ABOUT URGENCY, DYSURIA, FLANK PAIN, HEMATURIA, URINARY TRACT INFECTION, IRRITATIVE URINARY SYMPTOMS AND DISLODGMENT WHEN THEY WERE ASKED ABOUT THE COMPLICATIONS WHILE USING THE URETERAL STENT. MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS UNKNOWN.

    Patient problems: Hematuria; Micturition Urgency; Urinary Tract Infection

    MAUDE report 14022058 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 6, 2022Migration; Migration

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER MENTIONED ABOUT FLANK PAIN AND STENT MIGRATION WHEN THEY WERE ASKED ABOUT THE COMPLICATIONS WHILE USING THE URETERAL STENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 14021668 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 11, 2018Break; Material Deformation

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE STENT BROKE AND COULD NOT FORM A FIXED CIRCLE IN THE KIDNEY SITE.

    Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient; No Patient Involvement

    MAUDE report 7863887 ↗

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