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ZOLL MEDICAL CORP.

Manufacturer adverse-event records for ZOLL MEDICAL CORP. come from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) MAUDE database via openFDA, refreshed March 2026 - see our methodology. Not medical advice.

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1993–2021 · mid-book · elevated Death-code · injury-light

Death-code intensity

ZOLL MEDICAL CORP. carries an elevated Death-code share

Death-coded event_type rows are 584 of 8,218 (7.11% · elevated tercile among 443 manufacturers). Absolute volume is mid-book.

What the Death-code reading shows for ZOLL MEDICAL CORP.

The standout signal for ZOLL MEDICAL CORP. is Death-code intensity: 7.11% of 8,218 reports (elevated tercile), while absolute volume is mid-book.

Mid-pack volume still shows a clear device fingerprint; the table below is the actionable layer for ZOLL MEDICAL CORP.. Event_type Death/Injury codes differ from patient-outcome rows - see methodology.

Reports span 20 device types, led in this extract by Malfunction at 7,501 (91.3% of event_type total). Peak single-year volume reaches 1,720 reports across 29 years. These are raw FDA submissions, not adjudicated findings. Snapshot . Verify current communications on the FDA MDR page.

8,218
Total Reports
584
Event-type Death
80
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Malfunction 7,501 (91.3%)
Death 584 (7.1%)
Injury 80 (1.0%)
Other 33 (0.4%)
20 (0.2%)

Patient Outcomes

FDA patient-outcome codes (separate from event_type). Percentages use this chart's row total.

Other 7,177 (86.8%)
Death 647 (7.8%)
319 (3.9%)
Life Threatening 66 (0.8%)
O 19 (0.2%)
Required Intervention 15 (0.2%)
R 14 (0.2%)
L 4 (0.0%)
Hospitalization 4 (0.0%)
Disability 2 (0.0%)
H 1 (0.0%)
S 1 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 1 (0.0%)
Invalid Data 1 (0.0%)

Devices (20)

Device Reports
Automated External Defibrillators (Non-Wearable) 4,746
Dc-Defibrillator, Low-Energy, (Including Paddles) 2,630
Charger, Pacemaker 459
Electrode, Electrocardiograph, Multi-Function 216
Pacemaker, Cardiac, External Transcutaneous (Non-Invasive) 110
Cable, Transducer And Electrode, Patient, (Including Connector) 30
Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 5
Electrode, Pacemaker, Temporary 5
Monitor, Cardiac (Incl. Cardiotachometer & Rate Alarm) 5
Analyzer, Gas, Carbon-Dioxide, Gaseous-Phase 2
Compressor, Cardiac, External 2
Applicator, Absorbent Tipped, Non-Sterile 1
Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-Term Less Than 30 Days 1
Computer, Blood-Pressure 1
Dc-Defibrillator, High Energy, (Including Paddles) 1
Electrode, Electrocardiograph 1
Hexokinase, Glucose 1
Laryngoscope, Rigid 1
Pulse-Generator, Pacemaker, External 1
System, Hypothermia, Intravenous, Cooling 1

Yearly Trend

93
1993: 2
94
1994: 20
95
1995: 21
96
1996: 126
97
1997: 348
98
1998: 860
99
1999: 1,040
00
2000: 941
01
2001: 898
02
2002: 1,055
03
2003: 1,720
04
2004: 915
05
2005: 9
06
2006: 3
07
2007: 3
08
2008: 45
09
2009: 16
10
2010: 40
11
2011: 34
12
2012: 7
13
2013: 43
14
2014: 41
15
2015: 6
16
2016: 3
17
2017: 3
18
2018: 7
19
2019: 8
20
2020: 3
21
2021: 1

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.