Device manufacturer, as written on reports

Lifescan Europe: medical device reports filed with FDA

5,434 reports name it as the manufacturer of the device involved, 2013–2026.

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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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5,434
reports naming it as manufacturer: 0% of all MAUDE reports; 38
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 66 in the 12 months before; 58.7%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 0%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

5,434 medical device reports received by FDA give Lifescan Europe as the manufacturer of the device involved, 0% of the MAUDE database, from April 2013 to August 2026. Manufacturer names are as written on the report; subsidiaries and spelling variants may appear as separate names.

38 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, down 42% 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 (58.7%), injury (41.1%) and other (0.2%). Manufacturers are required to report events they learn of, so a large manufacturer with many products in use files many reports. 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 named most often

Brand	Device type	Reports	Classified as death
Ot Verio Flex Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	1,152	0%
Ot Select Simple Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	682	0%
Ot Ultra2 Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	571	0%
Ot Verio2 Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	544	0%
Ot Verio Iq Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	518	0%
Ot Ultramini Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	437	0.1%
Ot Ultra 2 Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	332	0%
Ot Verio 2 Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	161	0%
Ot Verio Reflect Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	154	0%
Ot Ultra Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	106	0.1%
Ot Select Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	77	0%
One Touch Ultra2 Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	46	0%
Unknown Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	31	0%
Ot Verio Test Strips	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	26	0%
Ot Veriovue Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	24	0%
One Touch Ultramini Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	21	0.1%
Ot Ultralink Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	16	0%
Ot Ultrasmart Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	9	0%
One Touch Ultra Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	7	0%
Ot Ultra Easy Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	7	0.6%
Ot Ping Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	6	0%
Ot Delica Lancing Device	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	5	0%
One Touch Ultralink Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	4	0%
Ot Ping Enhanced Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	4	0%
Ot Verio Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	2	0%
Ot Verio Pro Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	2	0%

Brands with a page on this site, 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."

Device types

Product code	Device type	Reports	Share
NBW	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	5,336	98.2%
CGA	Glucose oxidase, glucose	50	0.9%
FMK	Single use only blood lancet with an integral sharps injury prevention feature	37	0.7%
LZG	Pump, infusion, insulin	8	0.1%
LFR	Glucose dehydrogenase, glucose	7	0.1%
JJX	Single (specified) analyte controls (assayed and unassayed)	2	0%
MDS	Sensor, glucose, invasive	1	0%

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

Death0%0

Injury41.1%2,231

Malfunction58.7%3,190

Other0.2%12

Not given0%1

Grey bar: all 26,136,888 MAUDE reports. Event type is the filer's classification and is not verified by FDA.

Questions about Lifescan Europe reports

How many FDA device reports name Lifescan Europe as manufacturer?

5,434 reports through August 2026, 38 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which of its brands appear most often?

Ot Verio Flex Meter (1,152), Ot Select Simple Meter (682), Ot Ultra2 Meter (571), Ot Verio2 Meter (544) and Ot Verio Iq Meter (518).

Which device types does it report on?

system, test, blood glucose, over the counter (98.2%), glucose oxidase, glucose (0.9%), single use only blood lancet with an integral sharps injury prevention feature (0.7%) and pump, infusion, insulin (0.1%).

Does a high count say something about the manufacturer?

Not by itself. Manufacturers must file a report for every event they become aware of, so report volume follows the number 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."

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. Manufacturer names are pooled after company suffixes (Inc., LLC, GmbH and similar) are dropped; names that read as a person rather than an organisation are never published. 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.