DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2005–2026

What the Data Shows About DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US

DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US is associated with 143,738 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2005 through 2026. Of the total, 231 are coded as death reports and 88,318 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 DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC US 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 88,318 reports (61.4% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 13 distinct outcomes, giving a shaped distribution rather than a single headline figure.

Year-over-year reporting volume is tracked across 22 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 18,562 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.

143,738
Total Reports
231
Death Reports
88,318
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 88,318 (61.4%)
Malfunction 55,187 (38.4%)
Death 231 (0.2%)
2 (0.0%)

Patient Outcomes

Required Intervention 80,337 (55.6%)
54,537 (37.8%)
Other 7,347 (5.1%)
R 1,263 (0.9%)
Death 398 (0.3%)
Hospitalization 397 (0.3%)
O 100 (0.1%)
D 24 (0.0%)
Life Threatening 17 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 12 (0.0%)
H 7 (0.0%)
S 3 (0.0%)
Disability 3 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

05
2005: 2
06
2006: 5
07
2007: 5
08
2008: 15
09
2009: 59
10
2010: 76
11
2011: 901
12
2012: 2,943
13
2013: 4,268
14
2014: 3,370
15
2015: 3,883
16
2016: 2,049
17
2017: 3,226
18
2018: 7,392
19
2019: 18,398
20
2020: 16,927
21
2021: 18,562
22
2022: 16,552
23
2023: 16,301
24
2024: 14,743
25
2025: 11,978
26
2026: 2,083

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.