Cable, transducer and electrode, patient, (including connector): medical device reports filed with FDA

629 reports carry this product code, 1992–2026; 8 brands with a page.

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629
reports with this product code: 0% of all MAUDE reports; 99
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 66 in the 12 months before; 79.5%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 2.7%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

Product code DSA is FDA's classification for "Cable, transducer and electrode, patient, (including connector)" (cardiovascular panel), a class 2 device. 629 medical device reports carry this product code, 0% of the MAUDE database, from January 1992 to August 2026.

99 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, up 50% from 66 in the 12 months before. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases. The event types recorded are malfunction (79.5%), injury (15.1%) and death (2.7%). 8 brand names with a page on this site carry this code; the brands table is ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Brands with this product code

Brand	Reports	Latest 12 months	Classified as death	Classified as malfunction
Patient Cable	212	96	0%	89.5%
1600 Semi Automatic Defibrillator	1	0	9.2%	90.3%
Conmed	1	89	0.2%	65.6%
FARADRIVE Steerable Sheath Clear	1	1,559	0.5%	89.2%
Heartstart Mrx	1	0	0.7%	98.5%
Kendall	1	23	2.3%	61.5%
Nellcor	1	215	3.9%	89.3%
Viking	1	1	5%	49.7%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Manufacturers named

Manufacturer (as written on reports)	Reports	Share
Philips Medical Systems	91	14.5%
Zoll Medical	38	6%
Olympus Winter & Ibe	6	1%
Philips Medizin Systeme B Blingen	6	1%
Conmed	4	0.6%
Dentsply Tulsa	4	0.6%
Physio-Control	3	0.5%
Medex	2	0.3%
Philips North America	2	0.3%
Baylis Medical	1	0.2%
Biosense Webster	1	0.2%
Boston Scientific - Costa Rica Heredia	1	0.2%
Draeger Medical Systems	1	0.2%
Gyrus Acmi	1	0.2%
Masimo	1	0.2%

Reports by month, five years

FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases.

Event type and report source

Event type

Death2.7%17

Injury15.1%95

Malfunction79.5%500

Other1.4%9

Not given1.3%8

Who filed

Manufacturer report79.7%501

Voluntary report5.6%35

User facility report0%0

Distributor report0%0

Not given14.8%93

Grey bar: all 26,136,888 MAUDE reports.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)	Reports	Share
Material integrity problema problem with the device material	186	29.6%
Device operates differently than expectedthe device behaved unexpectedly	70	11.1%
Failure to capture	32	5.1%
Connection problema connection problem	24	3.8%
Blocked connection	21	3.3%
Incorrect, inadequate or imprecise result or readings	19	3%
Loose or intermittent connection	16	2.5%
Defective component	15	2.4%
Device displays incorrect message	15	2.4%
Device inoperablethe device could not be used	15	2.4%
Cable, defective	14	2.2%
Defective devicethe device was defective	12	1.9%
Breakthe device broke	11	1.7%
Device sensing problem	11	1.7%
No device output	11	1.7%
Output problem	11	1.7%
Replace	11	1.7%
Communication or transmission problemthe device could not communicate or transmit	10	1.6%
Display or visual feedback problem	10	1.6%
Material separation	9	1.4%

Questions about cable, transducer and electrode, patient, (including connector) reports

What is product code DSA?

FDA's classification code for "Cable, transducer and electrode, patient, (including connector)", class 2, reviewed by the cardiovascular panel. Every device report carries the product code of the device involved.

How many reports carry this code?

629 reports through August 2026, 99 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which brands appear most often?

Patient Cable (212), 1600 Semi Automatic Defibrillator (1), Conmed (1), FARADRIVE Steerable Sheath Clear (1) and Heartstart Mrx (1). Widely used products collect more reports because more people use them.

Can the brands table be used to rank the devices?

No. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." Brands differ in how many are in use, how long they have been sold and how reports are collected.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Device Adverse Event (MAUDE) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 31 Aug 2026. Brand, generic and manufacturer names are as written on the reports; product code names come from FDA's device classification. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.