ULTRASCORE US3513064Recalls & reported problems
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. · ULTRASCORE™ Focused Force PTA Balloon 6mm x 40mm, 130cm catheter · Class 2
All models of ULTRASCORE (61)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741116841), received between Nov 9, 2020 and Apr 30, 2025 — classified as 1 injury, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 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. 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
- Break2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Backflow1
- Crack1
- Deformation Due to Compressive Stress1
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
- Difficult to Remove1
- Leak/Splash1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
- Vascular Dissection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 30, 2025Break; Difficult to Remove; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Break; Difficult to Remove; Detachment of Device or Device Component
ON (B)(6) 2025, A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN ANGIOPLASTY PROCEDURE USING ULTRASCORE 035 PTA BALLOON. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PTA BALLOON CATHETER ALLEGEDLY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM SHEATH. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE WIRE ATTACHED TO THE BALLOON WAS BROKE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21934499 ↗MalfunctionJan 26, 2023Backflow; Break; Crack; Leak/Splash; Material Rupture; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Backflow; Break; Crack; Leak/Splash; Material Rupture; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ANGIOPLASTY PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE ALLEGEDLY LEAKED NEAR Y-PIECE. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE BALLOON ALLEGEDLY TORN FROM THE SHAFT AT THE DISTAL END. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16245252 ↗InjuryNov 9, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH THE RESULTS OF A CLINICAL TRIAL THAT DURING AN ANGIOPLASTY PROCEDURE WITH A FOCUSED FORCE PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY BALLOON, IMAGING DEMONSTRATED GRADE D DISSECTION. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL ONE DAY POST INDEX PROCEDURE. THE SUBJECT COMPLETED THE STUDY.
Patient problems: Vascular Dissection
MAUDE report 10807315 ↗
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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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