BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY (BD)

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2012–2026

What the Data Shows About BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY (BD)

BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY (BD) is associated with 16,054 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2012 through 2026. Of the total, 0 are coded as death reports and 132 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 AND COMPANY (BD) should be reviewed at the device-family level rather than company-wide. Across those devices, 2 distinct event types appear in the record, led by Malfunction at 15,922 reports (99.2% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 9 distinct outcomes, giving a shaped distribution rather than a single headline figure.

Year-over-year reporting volume is tracked across 12 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 3,269 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.

16,054
Total Reports
0
Death Reports
132
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 15,922 (99.2%)
Injury 132 (0.8%)

Patient Outcomes

9,592 (59.8%)
Other 6,385 (39.8%)
Required Intervention 32 (0.2%)
O 5 (0.0%)
R 5 (0.0%)
Hospitalization 5 (0.0%)
Death 2 (0.0%)
Disability 1 (0.0%)
Life Threatening 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

12
2012: 1
16
2016: 7
17
2017: 633
18
2018: 3,269
19
2019: 1,560
20
2020: 1,142
21
2021: 1,354
22
2022: 1,453
23
2023: 1,903
24
2024: 2,121
25
2025: 2,379
26
2026: 232

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.