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ULTRASITE® 474921Recalls & reported problems

B. Braun Medical Inc. · Small Bore Extension Set with Bonded ULTRASITE® Valve - Priming Volume: 0.6 mL Length: 9 in. · Class 2

All models of ULTRASITE (12)

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
5
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04046964185748), received between Sep 5, 2018 and Oct 17, 2023 — classified as 5 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fluid/Blood Leak” (4 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 18, 2026.

Reports received per month

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Fluid/Blood Leak4
  • Leak/Splash1

Patient problems

  • Blood Loss2
  • Exposure to Body Fluids2
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionOct 17, 2023Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash

    AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: THE DEVICE WAS NOT COMPLETELY SEALED CAUSING SOME BLEEDING. THE PATIENT WAS IN A PAPOOSE POSITION WITH THEIR ARMS TUCKED SO THE ISSUE WAS NOT NOTED UNTIL THE PATIENT POSITIONING THE PATIENT IN SURGERY. AS SUCH THE PATIENT DID NOT GET THE ENTIRE DOSE OF PROPOFOL. THERE WAS DELIVERY ENOUGH TO STILL ANESTHETIZE PROPERLY AND GET GAS ON THE PATIENT. BACK IN THE PACU (POST ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT) THE DEVICE WAS REPLACED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17948497 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 21, 2019Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak

    AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: NURSES ARE CONTINUALLY HAVING ISSUES WITH BLOOD FOAMING WHEN DRAWN THROUGH THE SET. A NURSE WAS DISPOSING OF THE EXTENSION SET IN A SHARPS CONTAINER WHEN SHE GOT SQUIRTED BY BLOOD FROM THE SET IN THE FACE, INCLUDING THE EYES. HOSPITAL EXPOSURE PROTOCOL WAS FOLLOWED.

    Patient problems: Exposure to Body Fluids

    MAUDE report 8629121 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 21, 2019Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak

    AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: NURSES ARE CONTINUALLY HAVING ISSUES WITH BLOOD FOAMING WHEN DRAWN THROUGH THE SET. A NURSE WAS DISPOSING OF THE EXTENSION SET IN A SHARPS CONTAINER WHEN SHE GOT SQUIRTED BY BLOOD FROM THE SET IN THE FACE, INCLUDING THE EYES. HOSPITAL EXPOSURE PROTOCOL WAS FOLLOWED.

    Patient problems: Exposure to Body Fluids

    MAUDE report 8629120 ↗
  • MalfunctionNov 29, 2018Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak

    AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: THE EXTENSION SET WAS CRACKED AT THE HUB WHICH CAUSED LEAKAGE OF A SCANT AMOUNT OF BLOOD AT THE CONNECTION. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Blood Loss

    MAUDE report 8117664 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 5, 2018Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak

    AS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY: THE LUER ENDING OF THE IV ADMINSTRATION SET DETACHED FROM THE PATIENT'S IV CATHETER HUB WHICH RESULTED IN BLOOD LEAKAGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Blood Loss

    MAUDE report 7846041 ↗

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