ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.(CRM-SUNNYVALE)

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2013–2024

What the Data Shows About ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.(CRM-SUNNYVALE)

ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.(CRM-SUNNYVALE) is associated with 53,055 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2013 through 2024. Of the total, 4,124 are coded as death reports and 26,029 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 ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.(CRM-SUNNYVALE) 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 26,029 reports (49.1% 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 12 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 14,943 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.

53,055
Total Reports
4,124
Death Reports
26,029
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 26,029 (49.1%)
Malfunction 22,899 (43.2%)
Death 4,124 (7.8%)
3 (0.0%)

Patient Outcomes

24,016 (43.2%)
Required Intervention 22,112 (39.7%)
Death 4,122 (7.4%)
R 2,552 (4.6%)
Hospitalization 2,522 (4.5%)
Other 268 (0.5%)
O 21 (0.0%)
H 17 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 11 (0.0%)
L 9 (0.0%)
Life Threatening 4 (0.0%)
S 3 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

13
2013: 1
14
2014: 6
15
2015: 6,346
16
2016: 14,943
17
2017: 10,263
18
2018: 7,151
19
2019: 9,762
20
2020: 4,565
21
2021: 7
22
2022: 9
23
2023: 1
24
2024: 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.