What are FDA adverse event reports for Charger, Pacemaker?

The FDA's MAUDE (Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience) database collects reports of adverse events involving medical devices. For Charger, Pacemaker, there are 626 total reports including 22 death reports and 1 injury reports. These reports are submitted by manufacturers, healthcare facilities, and patients. A high number of reports does not necessarily mean a device is unsafe, widely used devices naturally generate more reports.

How should I interpret MAUDE data for Charger, Pacemaker?

MAUDE reports are raw adverse event submissions, not confirmed safety findings. A report that a device was involved in a death does not mean the device caused the death. Reports vary in quality and completeness. The FDA uses MAUDE data as one input among many in its safety surveillance, it does not draw conclusions from individual reports. Always consult your healthcare provider about device safety questions.

2002 data FDA MAUDE openFDA

Charger, Pacemaker

Name: Charger, Pacemaker - FDA MAUDE Adverse Event Reports
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Adverse-event figures are drawn from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) MAUDE database, refreshed March 2026, see our methodology.

Compiled by PlainHospital · August 14, 2026

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openFDA event book Charger, Pacemaker LIGHT-BOOK · MAUDE

#796 of 1000 · 626 reports · 1997–2002

BOOK 626 reports
RANK #796 of 1000
DEATH 22 death-typed
INJ 1 injury-typed
MALF 602 malfunction
SPAN 1997–2002
PEAK 2000: 392
PHOTO Aberrometer

Nearest event-volume peer: Aberrometer, Ophthalmic (0 report gap)

Charger, Pacemaker sits #796 of 1000 among tracked device types with 626 MAUDE reports spanning 1997–2002. Rank counts report volume, not confirmed device fault. Event_type Death / Injury / Malfunction are one code per report — not the same population as patient-outcome rows ( methodology). Read with this device → · Lead manufacturer → · Similar-volume device →

Event-type mix vs corpus

Shares of FDA event_type codes on this device type, compared with the mean across 1,000 device types that have ≥100 MAUDE reports. Codes are report labels, not adjudicated causation.

DEATH 3.5% corpus 1.5% · above corpus mean (+2.0 pp)
INJ 0.2% corpus 30.4% · below corpus mean (-30.3 pp)
MALF 96.2% corpus 64.5% · above corpus mean (+31.7 pp)

Lead manufacturer ZOLL MEDICAL CORP. accounts for 74% of manufacturer-tagged reports · Top event location is 99% of location-tagged rows .

Hearing Aid

629
Regulator

629
Full Field Di…

627
Charger (this)

626
Aberrometer

626
Bit, Surgical

622

What this shows Charger, Pacemaker carries 626 MAUDE reports, ranked #796 of 1000.

Event Types

Malfunction 602 (96.2%)

Death 22 (3.5%)

1 (0.2%)

Injury 1 (0.2%)

Patient Outcomes

FDA patient-outcome codes (separate from event_type). Percentages use this chart's row total.

Other 598 (95.2%)

Death 25 (4.0%)

3 (0.5%)

O 1 (0.2%)

Life Threatening 1 (0.2%)

Yearly Trend

1997: 3

1998: 21

1999: 208

2000: 392

2001: 1

2002: 1

Top Manufacturers

ZOLL MEDICAL CORP. 459

ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION 108

ZOLL MEDICAL CORP 56

Event Locations

618 (98.7%)

HOSPITAL 5 (0.8%)

IN TRANSIT TO USER/MEDICAL FACILITY 1 (0.2%)

NOT APPLICABLE 1 (0.2%)

OTHER 1 (0.2%)

Compare ZOLL MEDICAL CORP. vs ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION →

Nationwide devices with similar MAUDE profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Charger, Pacemaker, both floored at ≥100 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass.

Similar report volume

Nearest other device types by FDA MAUDE report count (626 here).

Aberrometer, Ophthalmic 626 Full Field Digital 627 Hearing Aid 629 Regulator, Pressure, Gas Cylinder 629

Similar death-typed counts

Nearest other device types by death-typed report count (22 here), distinct from the volume row.

Accessories, Cleaning, For Endoscope 22 Device, Thermal Ablation, Endometrial 22 Extracorporeal System For Long-Term Respira… 22 Saline, Vascular Access Flush 22

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Disclaimer: MAUDE figures for Charger, Pacemaker are informational only and are not clinical advice. Report codes do not prove device causation. Consult a qualified clinician before acting on this data.

Every figure on PlainHospital is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Event-type mix on this page is computed from FDA MAUDE codes for Charger, Pacemaker; corpus means use device types with ≥100 reports. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.