CYBERONICS, INC.

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1996–2023

What the Data Shows About CYBERONICS, INC.

CYBERONICS, INC. is associated with 29,104 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1996 through 2023. Of the total, 1,839 are coded as death reports and 9,743 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 CYBERONICS, INC. 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 Malfunction at 17,413 reports (59.8% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 14 distinct outcomes, giving a shaped distribution rather than a single headline figure.

Year-over-year reporting volume is tracked across 24 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 2,919 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.

29,104
Total Reports
1,839
Death Reports
9,743
Injury Reports
9
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 17,413 (59.8%)
Injury 9,743 (33.5%)
Death 1,839 (6.3%)
Other 77 (0.3%)
32 (0.1%)

Patient Outcomes

16,294 (51.4%)
Required Intervention 5,556 (17.5%)
Other 2,116 (6.7%)
Hospitalization 2,067 (6.5%)
R 1,969 (6.2%)
Death 1,793 (5.7%)
Life Threatening 967 (3.0%)
Disability 315 (1.0%)
L 293 (0.9%)
O 175 (0.6%)
S 146 (0.5%)
H 24 (0.1%)
D 4 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 3 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

96
1996: 1
98
1998: 4
99
1999: 14
00
2000: 26
01
2001: 661
02
2002: 568
03
2003: 891
04
2004: 1,092
05
2005: 911
06
2006: 439
07
2007: 2,157
08
2008: 2,919
09
2009: 2,498
10
2010: 2,561
11
2011: 2,448
12
2012: 2,193
13
2013: 2,081
14
2014: 2,185
15
2015: 2,218
16
2016: 1,809
17
2017: 1,139
18
2018: 286
20
2020: 1
23
2023: 2

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.