LIFESCAN, INC.

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1993–2025

What the Data Shows About LIFESCAN, INC.

LIFESCAN, INC. is associated with 59,840 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1993 through 2025. Of the total, 23 are coded as death reports and 11,667 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 19 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for LIFESCAN, 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 47,823 reports (79.9% 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 29 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 11,238 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.

59,840
Total Reports
23
Death Reports
11,667
Injury Reports
19
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 47,823 (79.9%)
Injury 11,667 (19.5%)
297 (0.5%)
Other 30 (0.1%)
Death 23 (0.0%)

Patient Outcomes

44,997 (65.6%)
Life Threatening 7,474 (10.9%)
R 6,117 (8.9%)
Hospitalization 3,756 (5.5%)
Other 3,093 (4.5%)
L 2,635 (3.8%)
Required Intervention 499 (0.7%)
Death 24 (0.0%)
H 13 (0.0%)
O 10 (0.0%)
S 10 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 5 (0.0%)
Disability 5 (0.0%)
I 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

93
1993: 1
94
1994: 6
95
1995: 4
96
1996: 45
97
1997: 76
98
1998: 653
99
1999: 902
00
2000: 1,202
01
2001: 1,696
02
2002: 11,238
03
2003: 8,565
04
2004: 6,374
05
2005: 5,982
06
2006: 1,677
07
2007: 1,533
08
2008: 3,209
09
2009: 7,620
10
2010: 9,004
11
2011: 6
12
2012: 1
17
2017: 1
18
2018: 1
19
2019: 5
20
2020: 10
21
2021: 2
22
2022: 5
23
2023: 17
24
2024: 3
25
2025: 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.