ABIOMED, INC.

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1996–2026

What the Data Shows About ABIOMED, INC.

ABIOMED, INC. is associated with 34,504 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1996 through 2026. Of the total, 4,175 are coded as death reports and 16,623 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 18 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for ABIOMED, INC. should be reviewed at the device-family level rather than company-wide. Across those devices, 5 distinct event types appear in the record, led by Injury at 16,623 reports (48.2% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 13 distinct outcomes, giving a shaped distribution rather than a single headline figure.

Year-over-year reporting volume is tracked across 31 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 18,454 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.

34,504
Total Reports
4,175
Death Reports
16,623
Injury Reports
18
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 16,623 (48.2%)
Malfunction 13,700 (39.7%)
Death 4,175 (12.1%)
3 (0.0%)
Other 3 (0.0%)

Patient Outcomes

Required Intervention 16,070 (42.0%)
13,532 (35.4%)
Death 2,990 (7.8%)
R 1,613 (4.2%)
D 1,294 (3.4%)
Other 958 (2.5%)
L 665 (1.7%)
Life Threatening 622 (1.6%)
O 251 (0.7%)
S 121 (0.3%)
Disability 87 (0.2%)
Hospitalization 42 (0.1%)
H 31 (0.1%)

Yearly Trend

96
1996: 22
97
1997: 42
98
1998: 34
99
1999: 37
00
2000: 23
01
2001: 30
02
2002: 1
03
2003: 4
04
2004: 12
05
2005: 6
06
2006: 3
07
2007: 9
08
2008: 7
09
2009: 3
10
2010: 6
11
2011: 4
12
2012: 5
13
2013: 2
14
2014: 5
15
2015: 2
16
2016: 13
17
2017: 35
18
2018: 68
19
2019: 168
20
2020: 250
21
2021: 431
22
2022: 306
23
2023: 3,575
24
2024: 18,454
25
2025: 10,057
26
2026: 890

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.