STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1996–2026

What the Data Shows About STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY

STAAR SURGICAL COMPANY is associated with 40,998 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1996 through 2026. Of the total, 3 are coded as death reports and 30,207 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 COMPANY 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 Injury at 30,207 reports (73.7% 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 30 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 5,788 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.

40,998
Total Reports
3
Death Reports
30,207
Injury Reports
10
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 30,207 (73.7%)
Malfunction 10,610 (25.9%)
Other 160 (0.4%)
18 (0.0%)
Death 3 (0.0%)

Patient Outcomes

Required Intervention 28,728 (69.9%)
10,711 (26.0%)
Other 1,304 (3.2%)
R 233 (0.6%)
O 35 (0.1%)
S 33 (0.1%)
Disability 18 (0.0%)
Hospitalization 18 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 16 (0.0%)
Life Threatening 7 (0.0%)
H 6 (0.0%)
C 5 (0.0%)
Death 3 (0.0%)
L 2 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

96
1996: 5
97
1997: 7
99
1999: 3
00
2000: 15
01
2001: 109
02
2002: 90
03
2003: 27
04
2004: 300
05
2005: 363
06
2006: 334
07
2007: 284
08
2008: 230
09
2009: 396
10
2010: 304
11
2011: 689
12
2012: 778
13
2013: 927
14
2014: 1,084
15
2015: 1,404
16
2016: 1,608
17
2017: 1,945
18
2018: 1,847
19
2019: 2,473
20
2020: 3,174
21
2021: 4,947
22
2022: 4,715
23
2023: 5,788
24
2024: 5,317
25
2025: 1,608
26
2026: 227

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.