UNK

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1992–2026

What the Data Shows About UNK

UNK is associated with 11,987 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1992 through 2026. Of the total, 350 are coded as death reports and 7,609 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 UNK 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 7,609 reports (63.5% 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 34 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 819 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.

11,987
Total Reports
350
Death Reports
7,609
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 7,609 (63.5%)
Malfunction 2,473 (20.6%)
Other 1,016 (8.5%)
539 (4.5%)
Death 350 (2.9%)

Patient Outcomes

3,447 (23.2%)
Other 3,188 (21.4%)
Required Intervention 2,344 (15.7%)
Hospitalization 1,599 (10.7%)
R 994 (6.7%)
S 854 (5.7%)
Disability 765 (5.1%)
O 523 (3.5%)
L 346 (2.3%)
Death 324 (2.2%)
Life Threatening 293 (2.0%)
H 152 (1.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 32 (0.2%)
D 28 (0.2%)

Yearly Trend

92
1992: 1
94
1994: 7
95
1995: 11
96
1996: 386
97
1997: 819
98
1998: 711
99
1999: 520
00
2000: 534
01
2001: 466
02
2002: 438
03
2003: 400
04
2004: 304
05
2005: 301
06
2006: 234
07
2007: 300
08
2008: 174
09
2009: 141
10
2010: 160
11
2011: 151
12
2012: 147
13
2013: 156
14
2014: 80
15
2015: 116
16
2016: 230
17
2017: 459
18
2018: 593
19
2019: 616
20
2020: 493
21
2021: 723
22
2022: 503
23
2023: 630
24
2024: 536
25
2025: 467
26
2026: 180

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.