SYNTHES GMBH

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2008–2026

What the Data Shows About SYNTHES GMBH

SYNTHES GMBH is associated with 74,348 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 2008 through 2026. Of the total, 43 are coded as death reports and 20,006 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 SYNTHES GMBH 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 54,291 reports (73.0% 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 16 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 14,070 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.

74,348
Total Reports
43
Death Reports
20,006
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 54,291 (73.0%)
Injury 20,006 (26.9%)
Death 43 (0.1%)
8 (0.0%)

Patient Outcomes

54,229 (73.2%)
Required Intervention 19,338 (26.1%)
Other 344 (0.5%)
R 56 (0.1%)
Death 38 (0.1%)
O 18 (0.0%)
Hospitalization 16 (0.0%)
S 14 (0.0%)
D 6 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 5 (0.0%)
Life Threatening 4 (0.0%)
H 3 (0.0%)
L 3 (0.0%)
Disability 2 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

08
2008: 1
11
2011: 356
12
2012: 1,718
13
2013: 6,105
14
2014: 1,749
15
2015: 1
16
2016: 1
18
2018: 8
19
2019: 9
20
2020: 1,362
21
2021: 9,907
22
2022: 10,971
23
2023: 14,070
24
2024: 13,546
25
2025: 12,569
26
2026: 1,975

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.