FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1997–2026

What the Data Shows About FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA is associated with 37,655 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1997 through 2026. Of the total, 24,684 are coded as death reports and 8,790 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 FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA 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 Death at 24,684 reports (65.6% 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 30 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 19,619 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.

37,655
Total Reports
24,684
Death Reports
8,790
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Death 24,684 (65.6%)
Injury 8,790 (23.3%)
Malfunction 4,032 (10.7%)
Other 101 (0.3%)
48 (0.1%)

Patient Outcomes

Death 24,560 (36.1%)
L 11,939 (17.5%)
R 7,763 (11.4%)
Hospitalization 6,599 (9.7%)
O 5,193 (7.6%)
S 4,950 (7.3%)
4,295 (6.3%)
Required Intervention 1,068 (1.6%)
Life Threatening 728 (1.1%)
H 612 (0.9%)
Other 391 (0.6%)
D 11 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 11 (0.0%)
Disability 5 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

97
1997: 17
98
1998: 24
99
1999: 23
00
2000: 2
01
2001: 9
02
2002: 17
03
2003: 16
04
2004: 20
05
2005: 30
06
2006: 16
07
2007: 21
08
2008: 13
09
2009: 29
10
2010: 10
11
2011: 17
12
2012: 106
13
2013: 4,786
14
2014: 19,619
15
2015: 10,752
16
2016: 2,061
17
2017: 8
18
2018: 3
19
2019: 4
20
2020: 5
21
2021: 2
22
2022: 7
23
2023: 11
24
2024: 7
25
2025: 18
26
2026: 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.