ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1993–2021

What the Data Shows About ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY

ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY is associated with 6,754 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1993 through 2021. Of the total, 27 are coded as death reports and 823 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 ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY 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 5,813 reports (86.1% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 11 distinct outcomes, giving a shaped distribution rather than a single headline figure.

Year-over-year reporting volume is tracked across 29 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 1,620 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.

6,754
Total Reports
27
Death Reports
823
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 5,813 (86.1%)
Injury 823 (12.2%)
70 (1.0%)
Death 27 (0.4%)
Other 21 (0.3%)

Patient Outcomes

Other 5,340 (78.2%)
Required Intervention 670 (9.8%)
641 (9.4%)
R 51 (0.7%)
Hospitalization 50 (0.7%)
Death 29 (0.4%)
Disability 23 (0.3%)
O 10 (0.1%)
L 7 (0.1%)
Life Threatening 6 (0.1%)
S 4 (0.1%)

Yearly Trend

93
1993: 5
94
1994: 47
95
1995: 48
96
1996: 11
97
1997: 19
98
1998: 1,070
99
1999: 1,620
00
2000: 1,488
01
2001: 1,605
02
2002: 274
03
2003: 45
04
2004: 15
05
2005: 14
06
2006: 14
07
2007: 28
08
2008: 20
09
2009: 18
10
2010: 61
11
2011: 45
12
2012: 73
13
2013: 55
14
2014: 67
15
2015: 20
16
2016: 30
17
2017: 33
18
2018: 18
19
2019: 4
20
2020: 3
21
2021: 4

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.