INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2004–2026

What the Data Shows About INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC is associated with 100,623 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2004 through 2026. Of the total, 579 are coded as death reports and 10,800 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 11 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC should be reviewed at the device-family level rather than company-wide. Across those devices, 3 distinct event types appear in the record, led by Malfunction at 89,244 reports (88.7% 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 21 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 50,012 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.

100,623
Total Reports
579
Death Reports
10,800
Injury Reports
11
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 89,244 (88.7%)
Injury 10,800 (10.7%)
Death 579 (0.6%)

Patient Outcomes

94,226 (93.5%)
Required Intervention 4,138 (4.1%)
R 573 (0.6%)
Other 559 (0.6%)
Hospitalization 466 (0.5%)
H 386 (0.4%)
Death 251 (0.2%)
L 87 (0.1%)
D 63 (0.1%)
Life Threatening 51 (0.1%)
O 13 (0.0%)
S 6 (0.0%)
Disability 4 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

04
2004: 1
06
2006: 1
07
2007: 1
08
2008: 12
09
2009: 3
11
2011: 4
12
2012: 5
13
2013: 7
14
2014: 18
15
2015: 10
16
2016: 1
17
2017: 4
18
2018: 779
19
2019: 1,048
20
2020: 1,442
21
2021: 1,809
22
2022: 6,258
23
2023: 11,876
24
2024: 13,271
25
2025: 50,012
26
2026: 14,061

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.