DEPUY SYNTHES SPINE

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2012–2019

What the Data Shows About DEPUY SYNTHES SPINE

DEPUY SYNTHES SPINE is associated with 4,728 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2012 through 2019. Of the total, 32 are coded as death reports and 1,911 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 SYNTHES SPINE 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 Malfunction at 2,782 reports (58.8% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 10 distinct outcomes, giving a shaped distribution rather than a single headline figure.

Year-over-year reporting volume is tracked across 8 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 1,080 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.

4,728
Total Reports
32
Death Reports
1,911
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 2,782 (58.8%)
Injury 1,911 (40.4%)
Death 32 (0.7%)
3 (0.1%)

Patient Outcomes

2,790 (52.7%)
Required Intervention 1,019 (19.3%)
Other 868 (16.4%)
R 532 (10.1%)
Death 30 (0.6%)
O 17 (0.3%)
Hospitalization 15 (0.3%)
S 14 (0.3%)
Life Threatening 5 (0.1%)
Disability 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

12
2012: 15
13
2013: 590
14
2014: 1,071
15
2015: 1,080
16
2016: 946
17
2017: 906
18
2018: 119
19
2019: 1

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.