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C.R. BARD, INC. (COVINGTON)

Manufacturer adverse-event records for C.R. BARD, INC. 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 · 2004–2023 · thin-book · quiet Death-code · injury-heavy

Injury-mix signature

C.R. BARD, INC. leans injury-heavy in event_type mix

Injury-coded event_type share is 97.9% (injury-heavy tercile) beside 0.00% Death-coded (quiet). Volume band: thin.

What the Injury-mix reading shows for C.R. BARD, INC. (COVINGTON)

The standout signal for C.R. BARD, INC. (COVINGTON) is Injury-mix: 97.9% Injury-coded (injury-heavy) beside 0.00% Death-coded, on a thin-book footprint.

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 20 device types, led in this extract by Injury at 5,501 (97.9% of event_type total). Peak single-year volume reaches 4,933 reports across 11 years. These are raw FDA submissions, not adjudicated findings. Snapshot . Verify current communications on the FDA MDR page.

5,619
Total Reports
0
Event-type Death
5,501
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 5,501 (97.9%)
Malfunction 61 (1.1%)
51 (0.9%)
Other 6 (0.1%)

Patient Outcomes

FDA patient-outcome codes (separate from event_type). Percentages use this chart's row total.

Required Intervention 5,539 (86.7%)
S 771 (12.1%)
71 (1.1%)
Other 6 (0.1%)
R 2 (0.0%)
Disability 2 (0.0%)
Hospitalization 1 (0.0%)

Devices (20)

Device Reports
Mesh, Surgical, Polymeric 4,135
Mesh, Surgical, Synthetic, Urogynecologic, For Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Transvaginally Placed 1,013
Mesh, Surgical, Synthetic, Urogynecologic, For Stress Urinary Incontinence, Retropubic Or Transobturator 310
Powered Laser Surgical Instrument 38
Agent, Bulking, Injectable For Gastro-Urology Use 33
Mesh, Surgical, Synthetic, Urogynecologic, For Stress Urinary Incontinence, Female, Mini-Sling 33
Mesh, Surgical, Synthetic, Urogynecologic, For Apical Vaginal And Uterine Prolapse, Transabdominally Placed 13
Dilator, Catheter, Ureteral 10
Mesh, Surgical 10
Dislodger, Stone, Basket, Ureteral, Metal 6
Catheter, Coude 3
Endoscopic Access Overtube, Gastroenterology-Urology 2
Endoscopic Injection Needle, Gastroenterology-Urology 2
Apparatus, Suction, Single Patient Use, Portable, Nonpowered 1
Catheter, Nephrostomy 1
Catheter, Straight 1
Catheter, Urological 1
Clamp, Penile 1
Device, Incontinence, Urosheath Type, Non-Sterile 1
Dilator, Urethral 1

Yearly Trend

04
2004: 1
12
2012: 605
13
2013: 4,933
14
2014: 37
15
2015: 34
17
2017: 1
18
2018: 1
19
2019: 4
20
2020: 1
22
2022: 1
23
2023: 1

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.