HEARTWARE, INC.

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2013–2026

What the Data Shows About HEARTWARE, INC.

HEARTWARE, INC. is associated with 62,693 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2013 through 2026. Of the total, 6,072 are coded as death reports and 34,427 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 3 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for HEARTWARE, INC. 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 34,427 reports (54.9% 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 14 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 14,692 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.

62,693
Total Reports
6,072
Death Reports
34,427
Injury Reports
3
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 34,427 (54.9%)
Malfunction 22,192 (35.4%)
Death 6,072 (9.7%)
2 (0.0%)

Patient Outcomes

22,025 (24.7%)
Hospitalization 17,360 (19.5%)
R 15,104 (17.0%)
L 7,696 (8.6%)
Life Threatening 7,239 (8.1%)
Death 5,915 (6.6%)
Other 5,106 (5.7%)
Required Intervention 4,966 (5.6%)
H 3,326 (3.7%)
O 161 (0.2%)
D 158 (0.2%)
S 32 (0.0%)
Disability 7 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

13
2013: 29
14
2014: 10
15
2015: 301
16
2016: 806
17
2017: 1,628
18
2018: 7,356
19
2019: 14,692
20
2020: 8,085
21
2021: 8,311
22
2022: 8,551
23
2023: 4,670
24
2024: 5,277
25
2025: 2,557
26
2026: 420

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.