Cook Celect G52915Recalls & reported problems
William Cook Europe ApS · Cook Celect, Vena Cava Filter, Femoral and Jugular Approach · Class 2 · Implant
Quick summary
This Cook Celect vena cava filter is a small wire basket placed in a large vein to trap blood clots. Reports mostly describe the filter tipping over, breaking into pieces, or puncturing the vein wall and nearby organs such as the small bowel, along with pain and difficulty removing it. There are 64 reports, including 1 death and 53 injuries, and 10 malfunctions. No recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 64
- Deaths reported
- 1
- Injuries reported
- 53
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 64 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10827002529158), received between Nov 1, 2013 and Mar 25, 2024 — classified as 1 death, 53 injuries, 10 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Structural Problem” (28 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available28
- Structural Problem28
- Device Tipped Over21
- Difficult to Remove15
- Fracture15
- Malposition of Device6
- Obstruction of Flow5
- Unintended Movement5
Patient problems
- Perforation of Vessels35
- Internal Organ Perforation24
- Insufficient Information16
- Pain13
- Anxiety11
- No Information7
- Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque6
- Abdominal Pain5
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 64 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 25, 2024Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A CELECT INFERIOR VENA CAVA (IVC) FILTER ON (B)(6) 2014, AND THE PATIENT WAS INJURED WITHOUT FURTHER EXPLANATION. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 18969424 ↗InjuryDec 6, 2023Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over
PATIENT ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED A CELECT FILTER ON (B)(6) 2012 VIA THE RIGHT COMMON FEMORAL VEIN DUE TO PULMONARY EMBOLISM (PE). PATIENT IS ALLEGING DEVICE TILT AND VENA CAVA PERFORATION. PATIENT NOTES AND FURTHER ALLEGES EXPERIENCING "IVC FILTER HAS TILTED AND PERFORATED VENAL CAVAL WALLS CAUSING PAIN". PER A REPORT FROM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT): "IVC FILTER WITH: - 3 MM VERTEBRAL, 4 MM MESENTERIC, AND 6 MM SMALL BOWEL PERFORATION, TILTING WITH THE APEX AGAINST THE WALL - NO FRACTURE, MIGRATION, OR STENOSIS".
Patient problems: Internal Organ Perforation; Pain; Perforation of Vessels
MAUDE report 18278615 ↗InjuryMay 2, 2023Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
PATIENT ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED A CELECT INFERIOR VENA CAVA (IVC) FILTER ON (B)(6) 2012 VIA THE RIGHT INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN AND THE PATIENT WAS INJURED WITHOUT FURTHER EXPLANATION.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 16856478 ↗InjuryOct 17, 2022Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A CELECT INFERIOR VENA CAVA (IVC) FILTER ON (B)(6) 2014, AND THE PATIENT WAS INJURED WITHOUT FURTHER EXPLANATION. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Dyspnea; Insufficient Information; Internal Organ Perforation; Perforation of Vessels
MAUDE report 15620120 ↗InjuryJul 21, 2022Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A CELECT INFERIOR VENA CAVA (IVC) FILTER ON (B)(6) 2014, AND THE PATIENT WAS INJURED WITHOUT FURTHER EXPLANATION. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Anxiety; Depression; Insufficient Information; Perforation of Vessels
MAUDE report 15075179 ↗InjuryJun 28, 2022Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A CELECT INFERIOR VENA CAVA (IVC) FILTER ON (B)(6) 2014, AND THE PATIENT WAS INJURED WITHOUT FURTHER EXPLANATION. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Perforation of Vessels
MAUDE report 14848186 ↗InjuryJun 8, 2022Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A CELECT INFERIOR VENA CAVA (IVC) FILTER ON (B)(6) 2011, AND THE PATIENT WAS INJURED WITHOUT FURTHER EXPLANATION. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 14632782 ↗InjuryJun 6, 2022Obstruction of Flow; Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Obstruction of Flow; Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A CELECT INFERIOR VENA CAVA (IVC) FILTER ON (B)(6) 2014, AND THE PATIENT WAS INJURED WITHOUT FURTHER EXPLANATION. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Discomfort; Insufficient Information; Internal Organ Perforation; Pain; Perforation of Vessels; Stenosis
MAUDE report 14603667 ↗InjuryJun 6, 2022Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A CELECT INFERIOR VENA CAVA (IVC) FILTER ON (B)(6) 2012, AND THE PATIENT WAS INJURED WITHOUT FURTHER EXPLANATION. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 14603640 ↗InjuryMay 19, 2022Structural Problem; Unintended Movement; Structural Problem; Unintended Movement
IT IS ALLEGED THAT "PATIENT RECEIVED A COOK CELECT FILTER. PATIENT IS ALLEGING PERFORATION OF ORGAN. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED."
Patient problems: Anxiety; Depression; Internal Organ Perforation; Perforation of Vessels
MAUDE report 14444578 ↗InjuryMay 19, 2022Inadequate Filtration Process; Obstruction of Flow; Structural Problem; Inadequate Filtration Process; Obstruction of Flow; Structural Problem
IT IS ALLEGED THAT "PATIENT RECEIVED A COOK CELECT FILTER. PATIENT IS ALLEGING DVT. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED."
Patient problems: Abdominal Pain; Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Anxiety; Depression; Dyspnea; Fatigue; Pulmonary Embolism; Thrombosis/Thrombus
MAUDE report 14444550 ↗InjuryMay 19, 2022Structural Problem; Structural Problem
IT IS ALLEGED THAT "PATIENT RECEIVED A COOK CELECT FILTER. PATIENT IS ALLEGING PERFORATION OF ORGAN. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED."
Patient problems: Internal Organ Perforation
MAUDE report 14444401 ↗InjuryMay 19, 2022Structural Problem; Structural Problem
IT IS ALLEGED THAT "PATIENT RECEIVED A COOK CELECT FILTER. PATIENT IS ALLEGING PERFORATION OF ORGAN. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED."
Patient problems: Internal Organ Perforation
MAUDE report 14444191 ↗InjuryMay 19, 2022Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Unintended Movement; Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Unintended Movement
IT IS ALLEGED THAT "PATIENT RECEIVED A COOK CELECT FILTER. PATIENT IS ALLEGING PERFORATION OF ORGAN. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED."
Patient problems: Anxiety; Internal Organ Perforation; Perforation of Vessels
MAUDE report 14443652 ↗InjuryMay 19, 2022Structural Problem; Structural Problem
IT IS ALLEGED THAT "PATIENT RECEIVED A COOK CELECT FILTER. PATIENT IS ALLEGING EMBOLIZATION/EMBEDMENT. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED."
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque; Embolism/Embolus
MAUDE report 14443376 ↗InjuryMay 19, 2022Structural Problem; Structural Problem
IT IS ALLEGED THAT "PATIENT RECEIVED A COOK CELECT FILTER. PATIENT IS ALLEGING PERFORATION OF ORGAN. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED."
Patient problems: Internal Organ Perforation; Perforation of Vessels
MAUDE report 14443297 ↗InjuryMay 16, 2022Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS ALLEGED: THE PATIENT RECEIVED A CELECT INFERIOR VENA CAVA (IVC) FILTER ON (B)(6) 2015. THE PATIENT'S IVC FILTER PERFORATED THE IVC AND ONE STRUT FURTHER PERFORATES THE DUODENUM. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Anxiety; Internal Organ Perforation; Perforation of Vessels
MAUDE report 14411460 ↗InjuryApr 27, 2022Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A CELECT INFERIOR VENA CAVA (IVC) FILTER ON (B)(6) 2012, AND THE PATIENT WAS INJURED WITHOUT FURTHER EXPLANATION. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Internal Organ Perforation; Pain; Perforation of Vessels
MAUDE report 14223457 ↗InjuryApr 11, 2022Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A CELECT INFERIOR VENA CAVA (IVC) FILTER ON (B)(6) 2011, AND THE PATIENT WAS INJURED WITHOUT FURTHER EXPLANATION. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Anxiety; Insufficient Information; Perforation of Vessels
MAUDE report 14079460 ↗InjuryMar 28, 2022Structural Problem; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Structural Problem; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A CELECT INFERIOR VENA CAVA (IVC) FILTER ON (B)(6) 2015, AND THE PATIENT WAS INJURED WITHOUT FURTHER EXPLANATION. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Abdominal Pain; Anxiety; Chest Pain; Depression; Insufficient Information; Internal Organ Perforation; Perforation of Vessels; Sleep Dysfunction
MAUDE report 13928112 ↗InjuryMar 3, 2022Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Unintended Movement; Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Unintended Movement
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS ALLEGED: THE PATIENT RECEIVED A CELECT INFERIOR VENA CAVA (IVC) FILTER ON (B)(6) 2012. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE PERFORATIONS OF THE IVC BY THE STRUTS OF THE FILTER. STRUTS ARE FURTHER PERFORATING AND ABUTTING OTHER ORGANS IN PATIENT'S BODY. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Anxiety; Internal Organ Perforation; Perforation of Vessels
MAUDE report 13663772 ↗InjuryFeb 25, 2022Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A CELECT INFERIOR VENA CAVA (IVC) FILTER ON (B)(6) 2013, AND THE PATIENT WAS INJURED WITHOUT FURTHER EXPLANATION. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Abdominal Pain; Insufficient Information; Perforation of Vessels
MAUDE report 13606157 ↗InjuryFeb 10, 2022Inadequate Filtration Process; Obstruction of Flow; Structural Problem; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Inadequate Filtration Process; Obstruction of Flow; Structural Problem; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A CELECT INFERIOR VENA CAVA (IVC) FILTER ON (B)(6) 2013, AND THE PATIENT WAS INJURED WITHOUT FURTHER EXPLANATION. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Pain; Perforation of Vessels; Pulmonary Embolism; Thrombosis/Thrombus
MAUDE report 13507394 ↗InjuryJan 18, 2022Obstruction of Flow; Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Obstruction of Flow; Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over
PATIENT ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED AN IMPLANT ON (B)(6) 2013 VIA THE RIGHT COMMON FEMORAL VEIN DUE TO DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (DVT)/ PULMONARY EMBOLISM (PE). PATIENT IS ALLEGING VENA CAVA PERFORATION AND TILT. PATIENT FURTHER ALLEGES "FEAR THAT THE FILTER MIGHT CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE AS IT HAS NOT YET BEEN REMOVED." PER COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY REPORT, "THERE IS AN IVC FILTER. THE FILTER IS TILTED TO THE PATIENT'S RIGHT AT 22 DEGREES. THE APEX OF THE FILTER ABUTS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAVA." "THE FILTER HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE IVC AT PROPER POSITION IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE LEVEL THE RENAL VEINS. THERE IS PERFORATION OF SEVERAL OF THE STRUTS THROUGH THE IVC WALL. ONE OF THE STRUTS ABUTS THE AORTA BUT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE PERFORATE THE AORTA."
Patient problems: Internal Organ Perforation; Perforation of Vessels; Thrombosis/Thrombus
MAUDE report 13286717 ↗InjuryJan 5, 2022Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Structural Problem; Device Tipped Over; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A (B)(6) VENA CAVA (IVC) FILTER ON (B)(6) 2013, AND THE PATIENT WAS INJURED WITHOUT FURTHER EXPLANATION. HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, BUT NOT YET PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Pain; Perforation of Vessels
MAUDE report 13162926 ↗
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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.