MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2001–2026

What the Data Shows About MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH

MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH is associated with 13,599 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2001 through 2026. Of the total, 4 are coded as death reports and 6,454 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 10 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH 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 7,083 reports (52.1% 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 26 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 1,254 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.

13,599
Total Reports
4
Death Reports
6,454
Injury Reports
10
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 7,083 (52.1%)
Injury 6,454 (47.5%)
Other 49 (0.4%)
9 (0.1%)
Death 4 (0.0%)

Patient Outcomes

Required Intervention 9,833 (73.1%)
3,441 (25.6%)
R 60 (0.4%)
Hospitalization 58 (0.4%)
H 25 (0.2%)
L 16 (0.1%)
Life Threatening 8 (0.1%)
Other 6 (0.0%)
Death 5 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 2 (0.0%)
D 1 (0.0%)
S 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

01
2001: 11
02
2002: 63
03
2003: 163
04
2004: 85
05
2005: 57
06
2006: 82
07
2007: 48
08
2008: 113
09
2009: 197
10
2010: 179
11
2011: 243
12
2012: 177
13
2013: 200
14
2014: 253
15
2015: 744
16
2016: 915
17
2017: 1,113
18
2018: 1,051
19
2019: 1,027
20
2020: 890
21
2021: 1,161
22
2022: 1,006
23
2023: 1,172
24
2024: 1,182
25
2025: 1,254
26
2026: 213

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.