Device, incontinence, mechanical/hydraulic: medical device reports filed with FDA

18,458 reports carry this product code, 1994–2026; 7 brands with a page.

Read first · FDA's statement on these data

Adverse event reports submitted to FDA do not undergo extensive validation or verification. Therefore, a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report. While a suspected relationship may exist, it is not medically validated and should not be the sole source of information for clinical decision making or other assumptions about the safety or efficacy of a product. Additionally, it is important to remember that adverse event reports represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product. Common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product. openFDA, FDA

FDA adds: "Although MDRs are a valuable source of information, this passive surveillance system has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data. In addition, the incidence or prevalence of an event cannot be determined from this reporting system alone due to potential under-reporting of events and lack of information about frequency of device use." And: "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."

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18,458
reports with this product code: 0.1% of all MAUDE reports; 1,953
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 2,088 in the 12 months before; 2.8%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 0%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

Product code EZY is FDA's classification for "Device, incontinence, mechanical/hydraulic" (gastroenterology, Urology panel), a class 3 device. 18,458 medical device reports carry this product code, 0.1% of the MAUDE database, from April 1994 to August 2026.

1,953 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, close to the 2,088 of 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 injury (97%) and malfunction (2.8%). 7 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
AMS 800 Urinary Control System	9,249	743	0%	2.9%
AMS 800 Urinary Control System with Inhibizone	4,185	0	0%	2.4%
Artificial Urinary Sphincter	2,344	3	0%	0.4%
AMS 800 Artificial Urinary Sphincter	2,155	1,149	0%	1.2%
Inflatable Penile Prosthesis	5	8	0%	0.7%
Acticon Neosphincter	4	0	0%	31%
Dynaflex Penile Prosthesis	1	0	0%	0.1%

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
Boston Scientific	15,599	84.5%
American Medical Systems	2,572	13.9%
American Medical Systems Mn	13	0.1%

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

Death0%9

Injury97%17,911

Malfunction2.8%525

Other0%8

Not given0%5

Who filed

Manufacturer report98.7%18,222

Voluntary report0.5%100

User facility report0%0

Distributor report0%0

Not given0.7%136

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

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)	Reports	Share
Insufficient device problem information	3,971	21.5%
Mechanical problema mechanical problem	3,258	17.7%
Fluid/blood leak	3,254	17.6%
Material puncture/hole	1,666	9%
Inadequacy of device shape and/or size	1,236	6.7%
Migrationthe device moved from where it was placed	518	2.8%
Defective devicethe device was defective	502	2.7%
Malposition of device	299	1.6%
Inflation problem	195	1.1%
Decrease in pressure	176	1%
Explanted	91	0.5%
Failure to cycle	82	0.4%
Air/gas in device	78	0.4%
Nonstandard device	70	0.4%
Difficult or delayed activation	60	0.3%
Disconnection	56	0.3%
Deflation problem	41	0.2%
Replace	40	0.2%
Material erosion	37	0.2%
Device operates differently than expectedthe device behaved unexpectedly	30	0.2%

Questions about device, incontinence, mechanical/hydraulic reports

What is product code EZY?

FDA's classification code for "Device, incontinence, mechanical/hydraulic", class 3, reviewed by the gastroenterology, Urology panel. Every device report carries the product code of the device involved.

How many reports carry this code?

18,458 reports through August 2026, 1,953 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which brands appear most often?

AMS 800 Urinary Control System (9,249), AMS 800 Urinary Control System with Inhibizone (4,185), Artificial Urinary Sphincter (2,344), AMS 800 Artificial Urinary Sphincter (2,155) and Inflatable Penile Prosthesis (5). 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.