MEDTRONIC S.A.

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2000–2016

What the Data Shows About MEDTRONIC S.A.

MEDTRONIC S.A. is associated with 10,690 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2000 through 2016. Of the total, 446 are coded as death reports and 7,923 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 13 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for MEDTRONIC S.A. should be reviewed at the device-family level rather than company-wide. Across those devices, 4 distinct event types appear in the record, led by Injury at 7,923 reports (74.1% 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 17 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 2,805 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.

10,690
Total Reports
446
Death Reports
7,923
Injury Reports
13
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 7,923 (74.1%)
Malfunction 2,289 (21.4%)
Death 446 (4.2%)
32 (0.3%)

Patient Outcomes

R 3,867 (25.3%)
Hospitalization 3,576 (23.4%)
Other 3,309 (21.7%)
Required Intervention 3,191 (20.9%)
Death 435 (2.8%)
L 361 (2.4%)
O 291 (1.9%)
Life Threatening 103 (0.7%)
75 (0.5%)
H 65 (0.4%)
D 1 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

00
2000: 32
01
2001: 48
02
2002: 70
03
2003: 119
04
2004: 144
05
2005: 177
06
2006: 381
07
2007: 519
08
2008: 532
09
2009: 1,006
10
2010: 2,269
11
2011: 2,805
12
2012: 2,568
13
2013: 10
14
2014: 8
15
2015: 1
16
2016: 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.