EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES, PR

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2008–2026

What the Data Shows About EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES, PR

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES, PR is associated with 3,922 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2008 through 2026. Of the total, 38 are coded as death reports and 210 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 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES, PR 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 3,646 reports (93.0% 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 19 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 365 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.

3,922
Total Reports
38
Death Reports
210
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 3,646 (93.0%)
Injury 210 (5.4%)
Death 38 (1.0%)
Other 23 (0.6%)
5 (0.1%)

Patient Outcomes

3,371 (85.4%)
Other 388 (9.8%)
Required Intervention 72 (1.8%)
Death 44 (1.1%)
Hospitalization 20 (0.5%)
R 19 (0.5%)
Life Threatening 19 (0.5%)
O 8 (0.2%)
L 4 (0.1%)
H 3 (0.1%)

Yearly Trend

08
2008: 319
09
2009: 191
10
2010: 186
11
2011: 332
12
2012: 352
13
2013: 253
14
2014: 100
15
2015: 123
16
2016: 139
17
2017: 147
18
2018: 217
19
2019: 282
20
2020: 105
21
2021: 175
22
2022: 365
23
2023: 264
24
2024: 163
25
2025: 185
26
2026: 24

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.