ALCON LABORATORIES, INC.

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1994–2026

What the Data Shows About ALCON LABORATORIES, INC.

ALCON LABORATORIES, INC. is associated with 5,447 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1994 through 2026. Of the total, 1 is coded as a death report and 1,665 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 20 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for ALCON LABORATORIES, 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 Malfunction at 3,512 reports (64.5% 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 33 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 2,149 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.

5,447
Total Reports
1
Death Reports
1,665
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 3,512 (64.5%)
Injury 1,665 (30.6%)
Other 226 (4.1%)
43 (0.8%)
Death 1 (0.0%)

Patient Outcomes

3,515 (63.5%)
Required Intervention 1,345 (24.3%)
Other 538 (9.7%)
R 50 (0.9%)
Hospitalization 28 (0.5%)
S 24 (0.4%)
Disability 19 (0.3%)
O 12 (0.2%)
Congenital Anomaly 2 (0.0%)
Invalid Data 2 (0.0%)
Life Threatening 2 (0.0%)
H 1 (0.0%)
Death 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

94
1994: 6
95
1995: 17
96
1996: 139
97
1997: 285
98
1998: 1,667
99
1999: 2,149
00
2000: 535
01
2001: 15
02
2002: 16
03
2003: 26
04
2004: 24
05
2005: 13
06
2006: 42
07
2007: 44
08
2008: 25
09
2009: 19
10
2010: 10
11
2011: 17
12
2012: 7
13
2013: 6
14
2014: 11
15
2015: 42
16
2016: 58
17
2017: 54
18
2018: 52
19
2019: 26
20
2020: 19
21
2021: 19
22
2022: 29
23
2023: 16
24
2024: 31
25
2025: 25
26
2026: 3

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.