MEDTRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2000–2020

What the Data Shows About MEDTRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR

MEDTRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR is associated with 4,041 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2000 through 2020. Of the total, 666 are coded as death reports and 2,909 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 14 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for MEDTRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR 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 Injury at 2,909 reports (72.0% 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 16 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 1,002 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.

4,041
Total Reports
666
Death Reports
2,909
Injury Reports
14
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 2,909 (72.0%)
Death 666 (16.5%)
Malfunction 460 (11.4%)
4 (0.1%)
Other 2 (0.0%)

Patient Outcomes

Required Intervention 2,744 (64.3%)
Death 636 (14.9%)
605 (14.2%)
R 220 (5.2%)
Hospitalization 21 (0.5%)
Other 17 (0.4%)
Life Threatening 9 (0.2%)
D 4 (0.1%)
S 4 (0.1%)
Congenital Anomaly 4 (0.1%)
Disability 4 (0.1%)
H 1 (0.0%)
L 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

00
2000: 1
05
2005: 1
07
2007: 9
08
2008: 548
09
2009: 1,002
10
2010: 744
11
2011: 385
12
2012: 95
13
2013: 345
14
2014: 463
15
2015: 104
16
2016: 143
17
2017: 165
18
2018: 28
19
2019: 7
20
2020: 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.