BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2008–2018

What the Data Shows About BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - MARLBOROUGH is associated with 25,574 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2008 through 2018. Of the total, 43 are coded as death reports and 18,901 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 - MARLBOROUGH should be reviewed at the device-family level rather than company-wide. Across those devices, 4 distinct event types appear in the record, led by Injury at 18,901 reports (73.9% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 10 distinct outcomes, giving a shaped distribution rather than a single headline figure.

Year-over-year reporting volume is tracked across 11 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 12,548 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.

25,574
Total Reports
43
Death Reports
18,901
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 18,901 (73.9%)
Malfunction 6,627 (25.9%)
Death 43 (0.2%)
3 (0.0%)

Patient Outcomes

Other 16,104 (62.2%)
6,712 (25.9%)
Required Intervention 2,509 (9.7%)
R 272 (1.1%)
Hospitalization 203 (0.8%)
Death 46 (0.2%)
O 33 (0.1%)
H 6 (0.0%)
L 1 (0.0%)
S 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

08
2008: 2
09
2009: 35
10
2010: 1,437
11
2011: 1,330
12
2012: 3,537
13
2013: 12,548
14
2014: 1,784
15
2015: 1,116
16
2016: 1,394
17
2017: 1,488
18
2018: 903

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.