Universa G49899Recalls & reported problems
Cook Incorporated · Universa Firm Ureteral Stent and Positioner With Hydrophilic Coating · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Universa (82)
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 10827002498997), received between Nov 6, 2024 and Nov 6, 2024 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Calcified” (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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Calcified1
Patient problems
- Unspecified Tissue Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 6, 2024Calcified; Calcified
AS REPORTED, A 'UNIVERSA FIRM URETERAL STENT' WAS PLACED IN A PATIENT ON (B)(6)2024. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION IMPROVED, AND THE STENT WAS REMOVED ON (B)(6)2024. NO MONITORING OF THE STENT WAS CONDUCTED DURING THIS PERIOD. DURING THE EXPLANT PROCEDURE, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ENCRUSTATION WAS FOUND ON THE STENT, WHICH MADE ITS REMOVAL DIFFICULT. AN UNSPECIFIED LASER WAS USED TO ADDRESS THE ENCRUSTATION AND FACILITATE REMOVAL. THE USER NOTED THAT THE ENCRUSTATION, AND THE SUBSEQUENT DIFFICULTY IN REMOVING THE STENT, RESULTED IN AN "URETER WOUND INJURY" AND PROLONGED THE PROCEDURE TIME. HOWEVER, THE URETERAL INJURY DID NOT REQUIRE ANY TREATMENT. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Tissue Injury
MAUDE report 20622814 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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