RESPIRONICS CALIFORNIA, INC

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2005–2021

What the Data Shows About RESPIRONICS CALIFORNIA, INC

RESPIRONICS CALIFORNIA, INC is associated with 27,525 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2005 through 2021. Of the total, 65 are coded as death reports and 209 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 5 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for RESPIRONICS CALIFORNIA, INC should be reviewed at the device-family level rather than company-wide. Across those devices, 3 distinct event types appear in the record, led by Malfunction at 27,251 reports (99.0% 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 11 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 10,957 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.

27,525
Total Reports
65
Death Reports
209
Injury Reports
5
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 27,251 (99.0%)
Injury 209 (0.8%)
Death 65 (0.2%)

Patient Outcomes

27,311 (99.3%)
Required Intervention 83 (0.3%)
Death 48 (0.2%)
Other 21 (0.1%)
Life Threatening 19 (0.1%)
R 7 (0.0%)
Hospitalization 5 (0.0%)
O 2 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 2 (0.0%)
D 1 (0.0%)
L 1 (0.0%)
S 1 (0.0%)
Disability 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

05
2005: 1
07
2007: 1
08
2008: 2
14
2014: 4
15
2015: 2,044
16
2016: 3,634
17
2017: 3,922
18
2018: 3,042
19
2019: 10,957
20
2020: 3,582
21
2021: 336

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.