BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1992–2026

What the Data Shows About BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION is associated with 386,095 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1992 through 2026. Of the total, 4,388 are coded as death reports and 208,500 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 CORPORATION 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 208,500 reports (54.0% 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 32 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 64,121 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.

386,095
Total Reports
4,388
Death Reports
208,500
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 208,500 (54.0%)
Malfunction 173,110 (44.8%)
Death 4,388 (1.1%)
61 (0.0%)
Other 36 (0.0%)

Patient Outcomes

175,010 (30.6%)
Hospitalization 111,434 (19.5%)
R 108,231 (18.9%)
Required Intervention 71,247 (12.5%)
H 50,593 (8.9%)
L 21,958 (3.8%)
Other 20,469 (3.6%)
O 5,080 (0.9%)
Death 3,424 (0.6%)
Life Threatening 2,941 (0.5%)
D 419 (0.1%)
S 216 (0.0%)
Disability 126 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 2 (0.0%)
C 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

92
1992: 4
93
1993: 2
94
1994: 2
96
1996: 20
99
1999: 2
00
2000: 7
01
2001: 13
02
2002: 5
03
2003: 26
04
2004: 51
05
2005: 146
06
2006: 513
07
2007: 569
08
2008: 3,960
09
2009: 6,345
10
2010: 221
11
2011: 54
12
2012: 59
13
2013: 176
14
2014: 250
15
2015: 230
16
2016: 328
17
2017: 412
18
2018: 11,400
19
2019: 41,528
20
2020: 42,945
21
2021: 45,377
22
2022: 48,574
23
2023: 50,689
24
2024: 56,324
25
2025: 64,121
26
2026: 11,742

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.