ULTRASCORE US35130615Recalls & reported problems
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. · ULTRASCORE™ Focused Force PTA Balloon 6mm x 150mm, 130cm catheter · Class 2
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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741116896), received between Oct 16, 2018 and Feb 1, 2021 — classified as 4 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Failure to Advance” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4
- Failure to Advance1
Patient problems
- Vascular Dissection4
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 1, 2021Adverse 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, FINAL MORPHOLOGY IMAGING DEMONSTRATED GRADE D DISSECTION. THE SUBJECT COMPLETED THE STUDY.
Patient problems: Vascular Dissection
MAUDE report 11259025 ↗InjuryOct 31, 2019Adverse 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 DURING ANGIOPLASTY PROCEDURE WITH A FOCUSED FORCE PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER IN THE RIGHT SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY, DISSECTION TYPE B WAS IDENTIFIED AND A STENT WAS PLACED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: Vascular Dissection
MAUDE report 9263457 ↗InjuryDec 27, 2018Failure to Advance; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Failure to Advance; 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 (PTA) BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER, VESSEL DISSECTION WAS IDENTIFIED AFTER TWO INFLATIONS IN THE RIGHT SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY. REPORTEDLY, THE DISSECTION WAS TREATED WITH A STENT. THE EVENT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE RESOLVED. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED THE SAME DAY AS THE INDEX PROCEDURE. THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Vascular Dissection
MAUDE report 8200875 ↗InjuryOct 16, 2018Adverse 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 (PTA) BALLOON DILATATION CATHETER, AFTER SIX INFLATION IN THE SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY, A DISSECTION WAS IDENTIFIED. REPORTEDLY, PTA AND BARE METAL STENTING WERE PERFORMED. THE EVENT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE RESOLVED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE.
Patient problems: Vascular Dissection
MAUDE report 7972365 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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