BECTON DICKINSON

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1992–2026

What the Data Shows About BECTON DICKINSON

BECTON DICKINSON is associated with 25,663 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1992 through 2026. Of the total, 38 are coded as death reports and 2,996 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 BECTON DICKINSON 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 20,988 reports (81.8% 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 35 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 3,550 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.

25,663
Total Reports
38
Death Reports
2,996
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 20,988 (81.8%)
Injury 2,996 (11.7%)
Other 1,586 (6.2%)
55 (0.2%)
Death 38 (0.1%)

Patient Outcomes

14,758 (56.3%)
Other 8,905 (34.0%)
Required Intervention 1,535 (5.9%)
R 445 (1.7%)
Hospitalization 343 (1.3%)
O 98 (0.4%)
Death 40 (0.2%)
Disability 22 (0.1%)
Life Threatening 21 (0.1%)
S 19 (0.1%)
L 7 (0.0%)
H 6 (0.0%)
Invalid Data 3 (0.0%)
D 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

92
1992: 10
93
1993: 7
94
1994: 9
95
1995: 7
96
1996: 8
97
1997: 21
98
1998: 46
99
1999: 33
00
2000: 32
01
2001: 63
02
2002: 96
03
2003: 223
04
2004: 802
05
2005: 609
06
2006: 649
07
2007: 143
08
2008: 148
09
2009: 96
10
2010: 76
11
2011: 104
12
2012: 65
13
2013: 80
14
2014: 134
15
2015: 128
16
2016: 70
17
2017: 337
18
2018: 1,805
19
2019: 2,888
20
2020: 2,315
21
2021: 2,786
22
2022: 2,352
23
2023: 2,628
24
2024: 3,550
25
2025: 3,193
26
2026: 150

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.