Mul-T-BlanketRecalls & reported problems across all models
Stryker Corporation · 4 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 22
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls
- 0
We found 4 models of Mul-T-Blanket by Stryker Corporation in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 22 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between May 9, 2018 and Oct 21, 2025 — classified as 1 injury, 21 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fluid/Blood Leak” (21 reports).
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Reports received per month, all models
Most reported Mul-T-Blanket problems
Device problems
- Fluid/Blood Leak21
- Excessive Cooling3
- Patient Device Interaction Problem2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions17
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient2
- Skin Discoloration2
- Alteration in Body Temperature1
- Burn(s)1
- Swelling1
- Tissue Damage1
Mul-T-Blanket models
4 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- Mul-T-Blanket 8001-061-610System, thermal regulating13 reports
- Mul-T-Blanket 8001-061-810System, thermal regulating6 reports
- Mul-T-Blanket 8001-061-701System, thermal regulating2 reports
- Mul-T-Blanket 8001-061-812System, thermal regulating1 report
Recent Mul-T-Blanket adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionOct 21, 2025Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
NO NEW INFORMATION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23350766 ↗MalfunctionApr 17, 2025Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED THEY HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ITEM BURSTING. NO PATIENT WAS AFFECTED AND NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE OR CLINICALLY RELEVANT DELAY IN TREATMENT WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21862245 ↗MalfunctionNov 26, 2024Fluid/Blood Leak; Excessive Cooling; Fluid/Blood Leak; Excessive Cooling
IT WAS ALLEGED THAT THE USER FACILITY HAS BEEN GETTING HOLES, THUS A "LEAK" IN THEIR BLANKET. THE WATER THEN SATURATES THE PATIENT AND THE BED, SPILLING ONTO THE FLOOR, THUS NOT ONLY NOT WARMING THE PATIENT, BUT COOLING THEM EVEN FURTHER.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20786571 ↗MalfunctionJul 23, 2024Fluid/Blood Leak; Excessive Cooling; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Fluid/Blood Leak; Excessive Cooling; Patient Device Interaction Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ALTRIX BLANKET WAS LEAKING AND THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERED A SKIN INJURY.
Patient problems: Burn(s); Skin Discoloration
MAUDE report 19811814 ↗MalfunctionJul 23, 2024Fluid/Blood Leak; Excessive Cooling; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Fluid/Blood Leak; Excessive Cooling; Patient Device Interaction Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REPLACEMENT BLANKET THAT WAS POSITIONED UNDER THE PATIENT SHOWED SIGNIFICANT WATER IMBIBITION WITH FROST. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE IS SEEPAGE AT THE LEVEL OF THE BLANKET TUBES.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions; Skin Discoloration
MAUDE report 19811425 ↗MalfunctionJul 11, 2024Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE ON A PATIENT AND PRE-FILLING WITH WATER, THE BLANKET EXPERIENCED LEAKING IN THE MIDDLE. THE PATIENT WAS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED AND NO CLINICALLY RELEVANT DELAY IN TREATMENT WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19724890 ↗MalfunctionApr 4, 2024Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS SPRAYING WATER FROM THE BLANKET (LIQUID LEAKS ONTO THE PATIENT SURFACE). NO PATIENT WAS AFFECTED AND NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE OR CLINICALLY RELEVANT DELAY IN TREATMENT WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19043746 ↗MalfunctionJan 31, 2024Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER HOOKED THE PATIENT UP TO THE COOLING BLANKET AND THE BLANKET WAS NOTICED TO HAVE HOLES. THE HOLES WERE NOTICED IMMEDIATELY AFTER HOOKING UP TO THE MACHINE, BECAUSE WATER STARTED SPRAYING OUT OF HOLES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLANKET. NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE OR CLINICALLY RELEVANT DELAY IN TREATMENT WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18616698 ↗MalfunctionJan 31, 2024Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER HOOKED THE PATIENT UP TO THE COOLING BLANKET AND THE BLANKET WAS NOTICED TO HAVE HOLES. THE HOLES WERE NOTICED IMMEDIATELY AFTER HOOKING UP TO THE MACHINE, BECAUSE WATER STARTED SPRAYING OUT OF HOLES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLANKET. NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE OR CLINICALLY RELEVANT DELAY IN TREATMENT WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18616697 ↗MalfunctionJan 31, 2024Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER HOOKED THE PATIENT UP TO THE COOLING BLANKET AND THE BLANKET WAS NOTICED TO HAVE HOLES. THE HOLES WERE NOTICED IMMEDIATELY AFTER HOOKING UP TO THE MACHINE, BECAUSE WATER STARTED SPRAYING OUT OF HOLES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLANKET. NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE OR CLINICALLY RELEVANT DELAY IN TREATMENT WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18616693 ↗MalfunctionAug 1, 2023Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A NEW ALTRIX BLANKET WAS APPLIED TO A PATIENT AND IT WAS LEAKING WATER FROM A SMALL HOLE. THE PATIENT WAS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED AND NO CLINICALLY RELEVANT DELAY IN TREATMENT WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17436379 ↗MalfunctionMay 9, 2023Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE THE ALTRIX MACHINE WAS RUNNING, THE ALTRIX BLANKET BURST WITH WATER WHILE ATTACHED TO THE PATIENT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A PREEXISTING GRADE 3 PRESSURE SORE WITH A NEWLY DRESSED WOUND. DUE TO BURSTING OF THE BLANKET, THE DRESSING BECAME SOILED AND THE WOUND WAS WET. THE PROCEDURE WAS NOT COMPLETED AND THE WOUND NEEDED TO BE REDRESSED USING AN ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16898792 ↗MalfunctionSep 14, 2021Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ALTRIX BLANKET BEGAN TO LEAK ONTO THE PATIENT WHILE IN USE, CAUSING THE PATIENT'S TEMPERATURE TO DROP TO 35C. THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A 3-5 MINUTE DELAY IN TREATMENT AS THEY REPLACED THE GROUNDING PAD BUT CONFIRMED THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
Patient problems: Alteration in Body Temperature
MAUDE report 12469473 ↗MalfunctionApr 26, 2021Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE IN USE WITH A PATIENT THE BLANKET STARTED LEAKING BEYOND THE CONNECTION. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT WATER WAS RUNNING DOWN THE CLEAR TUBING FROM THE BLANKET ITSELF INDICATING THERE MAY BE A HOLE IN THE BLANKET. THE PATIENT WAS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED AND NO CLINICALLY RELEVANT DELAY IN TREATMENT WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11728909 ↗MalfunctionOct 9, 2020Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE PREPARING FOR A CASE THE BLANKET POPPED AND LEAKED WATER ON TO THE PATIENT SUPPORT AREA. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVED AT THE TIME OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 10658059 ↗
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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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