ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD.

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2005–2026

What the Data Shows About ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD.

ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD. is associated with 7,965 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2005 through 2026. Of the total, 0 are coded as death reports and 2,712 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 7 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for ALCON LABORATORIES IRELAND LTD. should be reviewed at the device-family level rather than company-wide. Across those devices, 3 distinct event types appear in the record, led by Malfunction at 5,227 reports (65.6% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 11 distinct outcomes, giving a shaped distribution rather than a single headline figure.

Year-over-year reporting volume is tracked across 22 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 2,598 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.

7,965
Total Reports
0
Death Reports
2,712
Injury Reports
7
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 5,227 (65.6%)
Injury 2,712 (34.0%)
Other 26 (0.3%)

Patient Outcomes

5,130 (62.0%)
Required Intervention 1,773 (21.4%)
Other 987 (11.9%)
R 213 (2.6%)
O 113 (1.4%)
Hospitalization 22 (0.3%)
Disability 13 (0.2%)
S 9 (0.1%)
H 6 (0.1%)
L 1 (0.0%)
Life Threatening 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

05
2005: 2
06
2006: 2
07
2007: 1
08
2008: 18
09
2009: 22
10
2010: 44
11
2011: 45
12
2012: 87
13
2013: 71
14
2014: 109
15
2015: 93
16
2016: 104
17
2017: 166
18
2018: 160
19
2019: 415
20
2020: 248
21
2021: 303
22
2022: 667
23
2023: 930
24
2024: 1,419
25
2025: 2,598
26
2026: 461

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.