STAAR SURGICAL CO.

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1996–2023

What the Data Shows About STAAR SURGICAL CO.

STAAR SURGICAL CO. is associated with 9,648 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1996 through 2023. Of the total, 0 are coded as death reports and 3,147 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 10 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for STAAR SURGICAL CO. 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 Malfunction at 5,957 reports (61.7% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 5 distinct outcomes, giving a shaped distribution rather than a single headline figure.

Year-over-year reporting volume is tracked across 21 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 1,711 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.

9,648
Total Reports
0
Death Reports
3,147
Injury Reports
10
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 5,957 (61.7%)
Injury 3,147 (32.6%)
Other 530 (5.5%)
14 (0.1%)

Patient Outcomes

5,720 (58.7%)
Required Intervention 2,912 (29.9%)
Other 988 (10.1%)
R 89 (0.9%)
Hospitalization 33 (0.3%)

Yearly Trend

96
1996: 8
97
1997: 30
98
1998: 26
99
1999: 25
00
2000: 22
01
2001: 24
02
2002: 34
03
2003: 41
04
2004: 1,711
05
2005: 1,398
06
2006: 1,320
07
2007: 1,291
08
2008: 934
09
2009: 999
10
2010: 981
11
2011: 392
12
2012: 217
13
2013: 174
14
2014: 19
16
2016: 1
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.