LIFESCAN EUROPE, A DIVISION OF CILAG GMBH INTL

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2011–2019

What the Data Shows About LIFESCAN EUROPE, A DIVISION OF CILAG GMBH INTL

LIFESCAN EUROPE, A DIVISION OF CILAG GMBH INTL is associated with 223,382 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2011 through 2019. Of the total, 4 are coded as death reports and 9,366 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 6 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for LIFESCAN EUROPE, A DIVISION OF CILAG GMBH INTL 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 213,313 reports (95.5% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 9 distinct outcomes, giving a shaped distribution rather than a single headline figure.

Year-over-year reporting volume is tracked across 9 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 64,697 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.

223,382
Total Reports
4
Death Reports
9,366
Injury Reports
6
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 213,313 (95.5%)
Injury 9,366 (4.2%)
697 (0.3%)
Death 4 (0.0%)
Other 2 (0.0%)

Patient Outcomes

214,369 (93.6%)
Life Threatening 8,159 (3.6%)
R 4,913 (2.1%)
Hospitalization 714 (0.3%)
L 685 (0.3%)
Required Intervention 134 (0.1%)
Death 5 (0.0%)
H 4 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

11
2011: 998
12
2012: 8,376
13
2013: 32,980
14
2014: 35,382
15
2015: 55,254
16
2016: 64,697
17
2017: 22,834
18
2018: 2,802
19
2019: 59

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.