INTUITIVE SURGICAL,INC.

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2010–2025

What the Data Shows About INTUITIVE SURGICAL,INC.

INTUITIVE SURGICAL,INC. is associated with 17,733 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2010 through 2025. Of the total, 243 are coded as death reports and 1,677 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 8 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, 5 distinct event types appear in the record, led by Malfunction at 15,170 reports (85.5% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 12 distinct outcomes, giving a shaped distribution rather than a single headline figure.

Year-over-year reporting volume is tracked across 10 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 6,038 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.

17,733
Total Reports
243
Death Reports
1,677
Injury Reports
8
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 15,170 (85.5%)
Injury 1,677 (9.5%)
Other 614 (3.5%)
Death 243 (1.4%)
29 (0.2%)

Patient Outcomes

15,250 (82.6%)
Required Intervention 965 (5.2%)
Other 832 (4.5%)
R 529 (2.9%)
Hospitalization 391 (2.1%)
Death 229 (1.2%)
L 121 (0.7%)
H 65 (0.4%)
Life Threatening 61 (0.3%)
O 9 (0.0%)
S 7 (0.0%)
Disability 5 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

10
2010: 460
11
2011: 403
12
2012: 1,442
13
2013: 6,038
14
2014: 5,937
15
2015: 1,546
16
2016: 917
17
2017: 879
18
2018: 110
25
2025: 1

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.