ST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT DIVISION

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1998–2023

What the Data Shows About ST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT DIVISION

ST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT DIVISION is associated with 55,211 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1998 through 2023. Of the total, 1,431 are coded as death reports and 35,745 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 15 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for ST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT DIVISION 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 35,745 reports (64.7% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 10 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 12,976 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.

55,211
Total Reports
1,431
Death Reports
35,745
Injury Reports
15
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 35,745 (64.7%)
Malfunction 17,980 (32.6%)
Death 1,431 (2.6%)
55 (0.1%)

Patient Outcomes

Required Intervention 35,649 (64.4%)
17,960 (32.4%)
Death 1,438 (2.6%)
R 130 (0.2%)
Hospitalization 92 (0.2%)
Other 64 (0.1%)
Life Threatening 8 (0.0%)
L 6 (0.0%)
H 5 (0.0%)
S 1 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

98
1998: 477
99
1999: 767
00
2000: 1,405
01
2001: 902
02
2002: 723
03
2003: 564
04
2004: 487
05
2005: 351
06
2006: 1,770
07
2007: 2,973
08
2008: 3,668
09
2009: 3,939
10
2010: 5,423
11
2011: 7,985
12
2012: 10,800
13
2013: 12,976
23
2023: 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.