MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL

Manufacturer adverse-event records come from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) MAUDE database, refreshed March 2026, see our methodology.

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2006โ€“2011

What the Data Shows About MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL

MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL is associated with 10,677 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2006 through 2011. Of the total, 239 are coded as death reports and 6,387 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 MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS MED-REL 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 6,387 reports (59.8% 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 6 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 3,586 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.

10,677
Total Reports
239
Death Reports
6,387
Injury Reports
10
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 6,387 (59.8%)
Malfunction 4,038 (37.8%)
Death 239 (2.2%)
12 (0.1%)
Other 1 (0.0%)

Patient Outcomes

Hospitalization 5,811 (54.4%)
4,083 (38.2%)
Required Intervention 536 (5.0%)
Death 235 (2.2%)
R 9 (0.1%)
Other 8 (0.1%)
H 3 (0.0%)
Life Threatening 2 (0.0%)
D 1 (0.0%)
O 1 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 1 (0.0%)
Disability 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

06
2006: 53
07
2007: 588
08
2008: 959
09
2009: 2,555
10
2010: 3,586
11
2011: 2,936

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.

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