Disinfector, medical devices: medical device reports filed with FDA

1,318 reports carry this product code, 1999–2026; 3 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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1,318
reports with this product code: 0% of all MAUDE reports; 91
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 69 in the 12 months before; 59.6%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 0%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

Product code MEC is FDA's classification for "Disinfector, medical devices" (general Hospital panel), a class 2 device. 1,318 medical device reports carry this product code, 0% of the MAUDE database, from April 1999 to August 2026.

91 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, up 32% from 69 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 (59.6%), injury (6%) and other (0.3%). 3 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
Reliance Synergy Washer	142	0	0%	18.2%
Amsco	52	72	0.5%	88.4%
Steris System 1e	2	0	0.2%	4%

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
Steris Canada	749	56.8%
Steris	13	1%
Steris Mexico S De R L De C V	8	0.6%

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%0

Injury6%79

Malfunction59.6%786

Other0.3%4

Not given34.1%449

Who filed

Manufacturer report95.6%1,260

Voluntary report1.1%14

User facility report0%0

Distributor report1.6%21

Not given1.7%23

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

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)	Reports	Share
Leak/splashthe device leaked	249	18.9%
Fluid/blood leak	217	16.5%
Fire	72	5.5%
Detachment of device or device componentpart of the device came off	71	5.4%
Smoking	63	4.8%
Insufficient device problem information	53	4%
Improper or incorrect procedure or method	44	3.3%
Device fell	42	3.2%
Component falling	40	3%
Device operates differently than expectedthe device behaved unexpectedly	40	3%
Mechanical jam	36	2.7%
Device emits odor	35	2.7%
Device handling problem	21	1.6%
Device displays incorrect message	18	1.4%
Breakthe device broke	17	1.3%
Overheating of device	15	1.1%
Problem with software installation	14	1.1%
Contamination /decontamination problem	11	0.8%
Detachment of device component	11	0.8%
Device dislodged or dislocated	11	0.8%

Questions about disinfector, medical devices reports

What is product code MEC?

FDA's classification code for "Disinfector, medical devices", class 2, reviewed by the general Hospital panel. Every device report carries the product code of the device involved.

How many reports carry this code?

1,318 reports through August 2026, 91 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which brands appear most often?

Reliance Synergy Washer (142), Amsco (52) and Steris System 1e (2). 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.