BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.

Manufacturer adverse-event records come from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) MAUDE database, refreshed March 2026, see our methodology.

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1993โ€“2025

What the Data Shows About BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP. is associated with 6,179 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1993 through 2025. Of the total, 593 are coded as death reports and 2,685 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 CORP. 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 2,809 reports (45.5% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 13 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 2,040 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.

6,179
Total Reports
593
Death Reports
2,685
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 2,809 (45.5%)
Injury 2,685 (43.5%)
Death 593 (9.6%)
Other 47 (0.8%)
45 (0.7%)

Patient Outcomes

2,560 (33.5%)
Required Intervention 1,301 (17.0%)
R 971 (12.7%)
Hospitalization 806 (10.6%)
Other 763 (10.0%)
Death 605 (7.9%)
L 364 (4.8%)
Life Threatening 144 (1.9%)
O 74 (1.0%)
S 22 (0.3%)
H 12 (0.2%)
Disability 8 (0.1%)
Congenital Anomaly 3 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

93
1993: 4
94
1994: 18
95
1995: 36
96
1996: 42
97
1997: 70
98
1998: 23
99
1999: 53
00
2000: 56
01
2001: 45
02
2002: 70
03
2003: 289
04
2004: 648
05
2005: 663
06
2006: 2,040
07
2007: 1,414
08
2008: 211
09
2009: 254
10
2010: 24
11
2011: 5
13
2013: 6
14
2014: 13
15
2015: 7
16
2016: 3
17
2017: 5
18
2018: 43
19
2019: 31
20
2020: 20
21
2021: 3
22
2022: 2
23
2023: 30
24
2024: 44
25
2025: 7

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.

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