Accessories, Catheter, G-U

Reports per year

Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 2012–2026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.

Recent recalls

• 2024-11-12Open, ClassifiedStorage

  Brand Name: UroPass Ureteral Access Sheaths Product Name: Ureteral Access Sheaths Model/Catalog Number: 61024BX, 61038BX, 61046BX, 61054BX, 61124BX, 61138BX, 61146BX, 61154BX, 61224BX, 61238BX, 61246BX, 61254BX, 61324BX, 61338BX, 61346BX, 61354BX Software Version: N/A Product Description: The Olympus UroPass Ureteral Access Sheath Set consists of a hydrophilic coated outer sheath and an inner tapered dilator intended to establish a conduit for the passage of endoscopes and retrieval devices into the ureter. The hydrophilic coating on the UroPass Ureteral Access Sheath eases passage and placement. Both the outer sheath and inner dilator are radio-opaque for ease of viewing radiographically. Intended for single use only. Component: N/A

  Exposure of the UroPass product to Ultraviolet ( UV ) Radiation can cause brittleness of the device dilator tip, which may lead to broken dilator tips in the package or in patients during surgical procedures.

• 2023-08-14Open, ClassifiedNonconforming Material/Component

  UroPass Ureteral Access Sheaths, 5 pieces/box

  Dilator tips may break in the package and in patients during surgical procedures.

• 2011-05-26TerminatedProcess control

  Gyrus ACMI, REF 25 BX, PTFE Coated 3 cm Flexible Tip Guidewire, .035" x 150 cm, Sterile EO, Rx Only, Gyrus ACMI, Inc. 136 Turnpike Road,Southborough, MA 01772-2104 USA Ureteral guidewires are used to establish access in the urinary system for the passage of urological devices. An introducer is first used to establish entry to various portions of the urinary tract (urethra, bladder, ureter), then a guidewire is threaded through the introducer. Following placement of the guidewire, various urological devices can be introduced into the targeted portion of the urinary tract for various therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.

  Gyrus ACMI, Inc. wants to bring a recall issue to their customers attention concerning one lot of their 25BX-PTFE Coated 3 cm Flexible Tip Guidewire. As a result of a manufacturing error in the production this lot of guidewires, some units of product were loaded in the dispenser backwards. In such cases, the stiff end of the guidewire would be dispensed from the product first and, if undetected, could be inserted into the patient. Depending on the specific clinical circumstances of the patient, this could potentially cause perforation of the ureter and surrounding anatomy. Therefore Gyrus ACMI has chosen, out of an abundance of caution, to conduct a voluntary recall of this lot of product.