AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1992–2024

What the Data Shows About AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. is associated with 15,802 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1992 through 2024. Of the total, 372 are coded as death reports and 13,595 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 AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, 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 13,595 reports (86.0% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 14 distinct outcomes, giving a shaped distribution rather than a single headline figure.

Year-over-year reporting volume is tracked across 32 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 5,053 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.

15,802
Total Reports
372
Death Reports
13,595
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 13,595 (86.0%)
Malfunction 1,785 (11.3%)
Death 372 (2.4%)
29 (0.2%)
Other 21 (0.1%)

Patient Outcomes

Hospitalization 10,347 (35.8%)
R 10,332 (35.7%)
S 2,704 (9.3%)
Disability 2,298 (7.9%)
1,676 (5.8%)
Required Intervention 823 (2.8%)
Death 374 (1.3%)
Other 281 (1.0%)
O 29 (0.1%)
Life Threatening 24 (0.1%)
L 19 (0.1%)
H 16 (0.1%)
Invalid Data 3 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 2 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

92
1992: 6
93
1993: 4
94
1994: 33
95
1995: 25
96
1996: 1,965
97
1997: 5,053
98
1998: 29
99
1999: 35
00
2000: 35
01
2001: 36
02
2002: 83
03
2003: 109
04
2004: 59
05
2005: 34
06
2006: 39
07
2007: 38
08
2008: 41
09
2009: 137
10
2010: 506
11
2011: 1,336
12
2012: 4,064
13
2013: 1,283
14
2014: 124
15
2015: 290
16
2016: 2
17
2017: 6
18
2018: 131
19
2019: 279
20
2020: 8
22
2022: 8
23
2023: 1
24
2024: 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.