MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2006–2026

What the Data Shows About MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC

MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC is associated with 20,388 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2006 through 2026. Of the total, 48 are coded as death reports and 12,503 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 20 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC 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 12,503 reports (61.3% 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 20 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.

20,388
Total Reports
48
Death Reports
12,503
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 12,503 (61.3%)
Malfunction 7,794 (38.2%)
Death 48 (0.2%)
43 (0.2%)

Patient Outcomes

Other 8,830 (41.3%)
8,038 (37.6%)
Required Intervention 3,254 (15.2%)
R 837 (3.9%)
Hospitalization 144 (0.7%)
O 61 (0.3%)
S 61 (0.3%)
Death 48 (0.2%)
Life Threatening 41 (0.2%)
Disability 21 (0.1%)
H 19 (0.1%)
L 8 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 3 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

06
2006: 1
08
2008: 1
09
2009: 1
10
2010: 51
11
2011: 281
12
2012: 1,861
13
2013: 3,586
14
2014: 2,374
15
2015: 2,105
16
2016: 1,804
17
2017: 1,089
18
2018: 567
19
2019: 548
20
2020: 771
21
2021: 882
22
2022: 649
23
2023: 466
24
2024: 1,353
25
2025: 1,986
26
2026: 12

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.