SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC.

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2003–2026

What the Data Shows About SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC.

SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. is associated with 50,715 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2003 through 2026. Of the total, 136 are coded as death reports and 4,146 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 SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. 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 Malfunction at 46,355 reports (91.4% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 14 distinct outcomes, giving a shaped distribution rather than a single headline figure.

Year-over-year reporting volume is tracked across 24 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 13,547 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.

50,715
Total Reports
136
Death Reports
4,146
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 46,355 (91.4%)
Injury 4,146 (8.2%)
Death 136 (0.3%)
58 (0.1%)
Other 20 (0.0%)

Patient Outcomes

46,373 (90.1%)
Required Intervention 2,549 (5.0%)
Other 701 (1.4%)
Hospitalization 584 (1.1%)
R 453 (0.9%)
Life Threatening 240 (0.5%)
O 201 (0.4%)
Death 140 (0.3%)
L 125 (0.2%)
S 36 (0.1%)
Disability 24 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 15 (0.0%)
H 11 (0.0%)
D 4 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

03
2003: 4
04
2004: 121
05
2005: 74
06
2006: 75
07
2007: 84
08
2008: 98
09
2009: 168
10
2010: 256
11
2011: 433
12
2012: 264
13
2013: 273
14
2014: 172
15
2015: 235
16
2016: 817
17
2017: 2,117
18
2018: 4,488
19
2019: 5,416
20
2020: 4,642
21
2021: 3,702
22
2022: 6,413
23
2023: 3,050
24
2024: 13,547
25
2025: 4,255
26
2026: 11

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.