BOSTON SCIENTIFIC

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1992–2026

What the Data Shows About BOSTON SCIENTIFIC

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC is associated with 29,678 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1992 through 2026. Of the total, 1,654 are coded as death reports and 10,817 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 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC 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 16,889 reports (56.9% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 15 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 5,148 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.

29,678
Total Reports
1,654
Death Reports
10,817
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 16,889 (56.9%)
Injury 10,817 (36.4%)
Death 1,654 (5.6%)
164 (0.6%)
Other 154 (0.5%)

Patient Outcomes

16,870 (51.5%)
Required Intervention 5,955 (18.2%)
Other 3,301 (10.1%)
R 2,111 (6.4%)
Death 1,622 (5.0%)
Hospitalization 1,607 (4.9%)
O 372 (1.1%)
L 356 (1.1%)
Life Threatening 206 (0.6%)
Disability 127 (0.4%)
S 112 (0.3%)
H 90 (0.3%)
D 3 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 3 (0.0%)
Invalid Data 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

92
1992: 2
93
1993: 1
94
1994: 2
95
1995: 1
96
1996: 2
97
1997: 7
98
1998: 7
99
1999: 26
00
2000: 29
01
2001: 24
02
2002: 84
03
2003: 1,121
04
2004: 3,412
05
2005: 4,069
06
2006: 4,719
07
2007: 3,830
08
2008: 4,243
09
2009: 5,148
10
2010: 520
11
2011: 233
12
2012: 197
13
2013: 166
14
2014: 157
15
2015: 220
16
2016: 202
17
2017: 208
18
2018: 196
19
2019: 21
20
2020: 18
21
2021: 8
22
2022: 11
23
2023: 727
24
2024: 43
25
2025: 22
26
2026: 2

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.