Memory BasketRecalls & reported problems across all models
Cook Incorporated · 9 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 124
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls
- 0
We found 9 models of Memory Basket by Cook Incorporated in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 124 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Jul 14, 2017 and Sep 25, 2026 — classified as 3 injuries, 121 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse” (56 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. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works
Reports received per month, all models
Most reported Memory Basket problems
Device problems
- Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse56
- Fracture36
- Break29
- Material Separation24
- Material Rupture2
- Solder Joint Fracture2
- Loss of or Failure to Bond1
- Material Split, Cut or Torn1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions75
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient44
- No Patient Involvement4
- Foreign Body In Patient3
- Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque1
Memory Basket models
9 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- Memory Basket G25149DISLODGER, STONE, BILIARY75 reports
- Memory Basket G21538DISLODGER, STONE, BILIARY22 reports
- Memory Basket G22002DISLODGER, STONE, BASKET, URETERAL, METAL17 reports
- Memory Basket G22074DISLODGER, STONE, BASKET, URETERAL, METAL3 reports
- Memory Basket G21525DISLODGER, STONE, BASKET, URETERAL, METAL2 reports
- Memory Basket G24737DISLODGER, STONE, BILIARY2 reports
- Memory Basket G21562DISLODGER, STONE, BASKET, URETERAL, METAL1 report
- Memory Basket G21861DISLODGER, STONE, BILIARY1 report
- Memory Basket G21910DISLODGER, STONE, BILIARY1 report
Recent Memory Basket adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 25, 2026Material Rupture
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50902658 ↗MalfunctionAug 6, 2026Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse; Material Separation
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50158600 ↗MalfunctionJul 20, 2026Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25880908 ↗MalfunctionJul 14, 2026Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25814725 ↗MalfunctionJul 13, 2026Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse; Material Separation
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25795949 ↗MalfunctionJul 2, 2026Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse
IN PREPARATION FOR AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, THE PHYSICIAN SELECTED A COOK MEMORY II DOUBLE LUMEN EXTRACTION BASKETS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN THE NURSE TRIED TO PUT THE BASKET INSIDE THE SHEATH, THE BASKET WAS NOT PUT INSIDE [UNABLE TO RETRACT BASKET]. THIS OCCURRED PRIOR TO PATIENT CONTACT; THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25696336 ↗MalfunctionJun 16, 2026Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse
DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN SELECTED A COOK MEMORY EIGHT WIRE BASKET. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE USER CHECKED THE DEVICE BEFORE USE AND FOUND OUT THE BASKET COULD NOT BE RETRACTED. USER CHANGED TO A NEW ONE TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. 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 Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25526306 ↗MalfunctionJun 16, 2026Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse
DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK MEMORY EIGHT WIRE BASKET. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE USER DETECTED THE BASKET COULD NOT BE RETRACTED. USER CHANGED TO A NEW DEVICE. 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 Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25526279 ↗MalfunctionJun 16, 2026Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse
DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURE, FOR STONE REMOVAL, THE PHYSICIAN SELECTED A COOK MEMORY EIGHT WIRE BASKET. IT WAS REPORTED THAT BEFORE USE, USER TESTED THE DEVICE AND FOUND OUT THE BASKET COULD NOT BE RETRACTED INTO SHEATH AFTER ADVANCED OUT. THIS OCCURRED WITH FOUR (4) BASKETS. THIS OCCURRED PRIOR TO PATIENT CONTACT; THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE PATIENT. IN ADDITION, THE USER SUSTAINED NO CLINICAL CONSEQUENCE AND THERE WERE NO ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE USER.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25520681 ↗MalfunctionJun 15, 2026Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse; Material Separation
DURING STONE EXTRACTION IN THE COMMON BILE DUCT, THE PHYSICIAN SELECTED A COOK MEMORY II DOUBLE LUMEN EXTRACTION BASKET. IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED THAT THE NURSE OPENED THE PACKAGING OF THE NEW PRODUCT AND INSPECTED THE BASKET FOR ANY ABNORMALITIES BEFORE INSERTING IT INTO THE SCOPE AND FOUND NONE. HOWEVER, WHEN THEY POSITIONED THE BASKET INSIDE THE BILE DUCT AND MANIPULATED THE HANDLE, IT DID NOT MOVE. THE BASKET ALSO DID NOT COME OUT OF THE SHEATH. THEREFORE, THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE MB-35-2X4-8 FROM THE PATIENT AND USE A NEW MB-35-2X4-8, THIS BASKET DIDN'T MOVE INSIDE THE CBD. SO THEY HAD TO USE A NEW ONE OF ANOTHER LOT NUMBER. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE INFORMATION AT THAT TIME. THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED ON 19MAY2026 AND DURING QE INVESTIGATION THE BASKET WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN THE HANDLE WAS MANIPULATED, THEN THE HANDLE WAS DISASSEMBLED. THE DRIVE WIRE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE HANDLE, AND NESTING WAS OBSERVED IN THE PURPLE HUB [SUBJECT OF REPORT]. 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 OCC
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25513304 ↗MalfunctionJun 15, 2026Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse; Material Separation
DURING STONE EXTRACTION IN THE COMMON BILE DUCT, THE PHYSICIAN SELECTED A COOK MEMORY II DOUBLE LUMEN EXTRACTION BASKET. IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED THAT THE OPEN/CLOSE FUNCTION ON THE HANDLE OF THIS PRODUCT DID NOT WORK. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE INFORMATION AT THAT TIME. THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED ON 19MAY2026 AND DURING QE INVESTIGATION THE BASKET WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN THE HANDLE WAS MANIPULATED, THEN THE HANDLE WAS DISASSEMBLED. THE DRIVE WIRE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE HANDLE, AND NESTING WAS OBSERVED IN THE PURPLE HUB [SUBJECT OF REPORT]. 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 Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25512785 ↗MalfunctionJun 12, 2026Loss of or Failure to Bond; Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse; Nonstandard Device
DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY IN THE DUODENUM, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK MEMORY II DOUBLE LUMEN EXTRACTION BASKET. IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE HANDLE TO RETRIEVE A STONE INSIDE THE BILE DUCT, THE SCREW OF THE DEVICE HANDLE BECAME LOOSE. THE NURSE TIGHTENED THE SCREW AGAIN TO SECURE IT. AFTERWARDS, WHEN TRYING TO RETRACT THE BASKET BACK INTO THE SHEATH AND THEN PULLING IT OUT AGAIN, THE HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE [UNABLE TO RETRACT BASKET - SUBJECT OF REPORT]. 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 Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25491045 ↗MalfunctionJun 5, 2026Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse
DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ERCP, FOR STONE REMOVAL IN THE COMMON BILE DUCT, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK MEMORY EIGHT WIRE BASKET. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE USER DETECTED THE BASKET WAS STUCK AND COULD NOT BE RETRACTED. USER RETRACTED THE DEVICE FROM PATIENT AND CHANGED TO A NEW MB5-2X4-8 TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. 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 Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25407754 ↗MalfunctionMay 22, 2026Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse
DURING GALLSTONE REMOVAL, THE PHYSICIAN SELECTED A COOK MEMORY EIGHT WIRE BASKET. IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER SEVERAL USES, THE BASKET COULD NO LONGER BE OPENED OR CLOSED. UPON REMOVAL AND INSPECTION, KINKING WAS OBSERVED IN BOTH THE BASKET PORTION AND THE SHAFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, A NEW BASKET WAS USED, AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. 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 Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25259996 ↗MalfunctionMay 14, 2026Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse
DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, THE PHYSICIAN USED TWO COOK MEMORY HARD WIRE BASKETS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE USER REMOVED THE STONE ONCE WITH THE DEVICE AND THEN COULD NOT RETRACT THE BASKET INTO SHEATH. 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 Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25177162 ↗
Other Cook Incorporated products
All Cook Incorporated devices →Sources and updates
- Models: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Models are grouped by the brand name the manufacturer registered.
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026
- 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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