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Device brand name · Annuloplasty ring

Cosgrove-Edwards Annuloplasty System: medical device reports filed with FDA

1,129 reports name it, 1996–2025. Manufacturer given most often on reports: Edwards Lifesciences. Product code KRH.

1,129
device reports naming the brand
0% of all MAUDE reports · about 38 a year
2
reports, 12 months to August 2026
1 in the 12 months before
0.7%
classified as malfunction
2.2% across the product code
6.6%
classified as death, as reported
74 reports · not verified by FDA

FDA's MAUDE database holds 1,129 reports that name the brand "Cosgrove-Edwards Annuloplasty System" (annuloplasty ring), received between November 1996 and October 2025; the manufacturer given most often on reports is Edwards Lifesciences. Spellings of one product vary from report to report.

2 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, up 100% from 1 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 injury (90.6%), death (6.6%) and other (1.9%); across all ring, annuloplasty reports (product code KRH) death is recorded in 8.1% and malfunction in 2.2%. Event type is the reporter's classification of the report, not a verified outcome.

The device problems coded most often are explanted (38.8%), replace (8.4%) and deterioration of prosthesis (2.8%). The patient problems coded most often are surgical procedure, mitral regurgitation and other (for use when an appropriate patient code cannot be identified). 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."

Reports by month, five years

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

By year received

01052091996: 619961997: 101998: 241999: 5619992000: 502001: 562002: 4420022003: 192004: 382005: 8220052006: 672007: 772008: 20920082009: 1652010: 1022011: 4920112012: 152013: 82014: 1020142015: 72016: 42017: 620172018: 62019: 62020: 420202021: 32024: 32025: 32025

Event type and report source

Event type, as classified on the report

Death6.6%74
Injury90.6%1,023
Malfunction0.7%8
Other1.9%22
Not given0.2%2

Who filed the report

Manufacturer report99.9%1,128
Voluntary report0%0
User facility report0%0
Distributor report0%0
Not given0.1%1

Grey bar: all 9,698 reports carrying product code KRH. Event type is the filer's classification and is not verified by FDA.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)ReportsShareShare across product code
Explanted43838.8%16.7%
Replace958.4%3.7%
Deterioration of prosthesis322.8%1.2%
Valve(s), failure of292.6%1.1%
Insufficient device problem information272.4%25.4%
Other (for use when an appropriate device code cannot be identified)272.4%0.9%
Reflux within device191.7%0.7%
Perivalvular leak121.1%1.3%
Device issuea problem with the device111%0.4%
Inadequacy of device shape and/or size90.8%2.3%
Implant, removal of80.7%0.2%
Leak/splashthe device leaked60.5%0.5%
Calcified30.3%0.3%
Paravalvular leak(s)30.3%0.1%
Device remains implanted20.2%0.2%
Leaflet disruption, cause unknown20.2%0.1%
Defective devicethe device was defective10.1%0%
Detachment of device or device componentpart of the device came off10.1%0.3%
Fibrosis10.1%0%
Incomplete coaptation10.1%0.6%

FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report; one report can carry several. Generic codes such as "no apparent adverse event" are left out.

Patient problems coded

Patient problem (FDA code)ReportsShare
Surgical procedure31928.3%
Mitral regurgitation29426%
Other (for use when an appropriate patient code cannot be identified)1039.1%
Mitral insufficiency978.6%
Surgical procedure, repeated928.1%
Deaththe patient died; cause not stated by this term675.9%
Mitral valve stenosis464.1%
Regurgitation383.4%
Hemolysis302.7%
Endocarditis292.6%
Congestive heart failure272.4%
Tricuspid regurgitation201.8%
Surgical procedure, additional161.4%
Atrial fibrillationan irregular heart rhythm141.2%
Failure of implant141.2%

Patient problem codes are present mainly in reports filed since 2019 and are often blank.

In context

MeasureCosgrove-Edwards Annuloplasty SystemProduct code KRHAll MAUDE reports
Reports1,1299,69826,136,888
Share of that pool—11.6%0%
Classified as death, per 1,000 reports66819
Classified as injury90.6%88%36.2%
Classified as malfunction0.7%2.2%62.3%
Filed by the manufacturer99.9%98.7%94.9%

Shares are of reports, not of devices in use. 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."

Other brands with product code KRH

BrandReportsLatest 12 monthsClassified as death
Carpentier-Edwards Physio Annuloplasty Ring1,51807.8%
CG Future Band1,0641311.1%
Carpentier-Edwards Classic Annuloplasty Ring813010%
Edwards Mc3 Tricuspid Annuloplasty System385050.4%
Simulus Semi-Rigid Annulopasty Ring235130.4%
Simulus Fully Flexible Annuloplasty Band228130.9%
Cosgrove-Edwards Annuloplasty System With Duraflo Treatment22209.9%
Carpentier-Edwards Physio Annuloplasty Ring With Duraflo Treatment167023.4%
Simuplus164491.2%
Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Plus Pericardial Bioprosthesis2,878188.7%
Carpentier-Edwards Perimount Magna Aortic Bioprosthesis1,3241127.1%
Carpentier-Edwards Perimount Pericardial Bioprosthesis978110%
Carpentier-Edwards Perimount Rsr Pericardial Bioprosthesis3,288133.3%
Carpentier-Edwards Bioprosthesis1,05535%
Carpentier-Edwards Perimount Aortic Pericardial Bioprosthesis86477.1%

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." FDA also states that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product."

Questions about Cosgrove-Edwards Annuloplasty System reports

How many FDA reports name Cosgrove-Edwards Annuloplasty System?

1,129 medical device reports in the openFDA MAUDE release of 28 Sep 2026, covering reports received through August 2026; 2 in the latest 12 months.

What kinds of events are reported?

injury (90.6%), death (6.6%) and other (1.9%). "Event type" is how the report was classified when filed: death, injury, malfunction or other.

What device problems are coded?

explanted (38.8%), replace (8.4%), deterioration of prosthesis (2.8%), valve(s), failure of (2.6%) and insufficient device problem information (2.4%). These are FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report.

Who files these reports?

manufacturer reports (99.9%). Manufacturers and user facilities are required to report; voluntary reports come from health professionals and the public.

Do these reports show that Cosgrove-Edwards Annuloplasty System was at fault?

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." FDA adds that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report."

How do I report a problem with a medical device?

Through FDA MedWatch (Form FDA 3500 for health professionals and consumers), or to the manufacturer. See the guide on how to report.

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. A report counts here when any device it lists carries this brand name after punctuation and capitalisation are normalised. 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.