COVIDIEN (IRVINE)
Manufacturer adverse-event records for COVIDIEN come from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) MAUDE database via openFDA, refreshed March 2026 - see our methodology. Not medical advice.
FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2013–2019 · thin-book · elevated Death-code · balanced
Volume signature
COVIDIEN is a thinner MAUDE footprint
COVIDIEN (IRVINE) accounts for 3,679 FDA MAUDE reports (#430 of 443, thin-book tercile). Death-coded event_type share is 7.20% (elevated); Injury share 44.9% (balanced).
What the volume reading shows for COVIDIEN (IRVINE)
The standout signal for COVIDIEN (IRVINE) is filing volume: 3,679 adverse-event reports in FDA MAUDE (#430 of 443, thin-book). Death-coded event_type share sits at 7.20% (elevated).
As a thinner-book manufacturer, a handful of device families can swing the totals; open the device table rather than reading the company headline alone. Event_type counts are not the same population as Patient Outcomes.
Reports span 13 device types, led in this extract by Malfunction at 1,761 (47.9% of event_type total). Peak single-year volume reaches 1,165 reports across 7 years. These are raw FDA submissions, not adjudicated findings. Snapshot . Verify current communications on the FDA MDR page.
Event Types
Patient Outcomes
FDA patient-outcome codes (separate from event_type). Percentages use this chart's row total.
Devices (13)
Yearly Trend
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.