COCHLEAR LTD

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1996–2026

What the Data Shows About COCHLEAR LTD

COCHLEAR LTD is associated with 17,680 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1996 through 2026. Of the total, 12 are coded as death reports and 14,792 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 9 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for COCHLEAR LTD 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 14,792 reports (83.7% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 12 distinct outcomes, giving a shaped distribution rather than a single headline figure.

Year-over-year reporting volume is tracked across 25 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 2,047 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.

17,680
Total Reports
12
Death Reports
14,792
Injury Reports
9
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 14,792 (83.7%)
Malfunction 2,868 (16.2%)
Death 12 (0.1%)
6 (0.0%)
Other 2 (0.0%)

Patient Outcomes

Required Intervention 16,221 (88.5%)
Other 630 (3.4%)
R 605 (3.3%)
Hospitalization 434 (2.4%)
H 161 (0.9%)
76 (0.4%)
O 63 (0.3%)
Life Threatening 46 (0.3%)
L 43 (0.2%)
S 23 (0.1%)
Death 14 (0.1%)
Congenital Anomaly 9 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

96
1996: 21
97
1997: 4
98
1998: 2
04
2004: 1
06
2006: 2
07
2007: 1
08
2008: 14
09
2009: 531
10
2010: 124
11
2011: 136
12
2012: 453
13
2013: 491
14
2014: 97
15
2015: 240
16
2016: 409
17
2017: 1,379
18
2018: 1,429
19
2019: 1,685
20
2020: 1,974
21
2021: 1,531
22
2022: 1,239
23
2023: 1,414
24
2024: 1,907
25
2025: 2,047
26
2026: 549

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.