ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2000–2020

What the Data Shows About ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION

ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION is associated with 4,193 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2000 through 2020. Of the total, 4 are coded as death reports and 41 as injury reports, with the remainder classified as malfunctions or other event types. These counts reflect reports submitted to the FDA by manufacturers, healthcare facilities, and patients — they are raw signal, not adjudicated safety findings, and higher-volume manufacturers or older product portfolios naturally generate larger raw counts.

The reports span 5 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION should be reviewed at the device-family level rather than company-wide. Across those devices, 4 distinct event types appear in the record, led by Malfunction at 4,147 reports (98.9% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 6 distinct outcomes, giving a shaped distribution rather than a single headline figure.

Year-over-year reporting volume is tracked across 16 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 2,291 reports — trend shape can reflect shifts in device sales, FDA reporting requirements, or post-market recall activity as much as intrinsic device performance. The MAUDE system is one input among many in FDA post-market surveillance and does not draw safety conclusions from individual submissions. All figures reflect the openFDA snapshot refreshed on , and nothing on this page is medical or regulatory advice — consult a qualified clinician or the FDA for current safety communications.

4,193
Total Reports
4
Death Reports
41
Injury Reports
5
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 4,147 (98.9%)
Injury 41 (1.0%)
Death 4 (0.1%)
Other 1 (0.0%)

Patient Outcomes

4,095 (97.7%)
Other 56 (1.3%)
Required Intervention 33 (0.8%)
Death 4 (0.1%)
Disability 4 (0.1%)
Hospitalization 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

00
2000: 1
06
2006: 11
07
2007: 1
08
2008: 55
09
2009: 125
10
2010: 484
11
2011: 496
12
2012: 85
13
2013: 90
14
2014: 81
15
2015: 93
16
2016: 2,291
17
2017: 170
18
2018: 59
19
2019: 118
20
2020: 33

Data Source

FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database via the openFDA API. Reports are submitted by manufacturers, healthcare facilities, and patients. Report counts do not indicate a manufacturer's products are unsafe — higher-volume manufacturers naturally generate more reports.