Device manufacturer, as written on reports

Lifescan: medical device reports filed with FDA

87,352 reports name it as the manufacturer of the device involved, 1994–2025.

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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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87,352
reports naming it as manufacturer: 0.3% of all MAUDE reports; 10
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 48 in the 12 months before; 80.7%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 0%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

87,352 medical device reports received by FDA give Lifescan as the manufacturer of the device involved, 0.3% of the MAUDE database, from January 1994 to November 2025. Manufacturer names are as written on the report; subsidiaries and spelling variants may appear as separate names.

10 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, down 79% from 48 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 (80.7%) and injury (18.8%). 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
One Touch Ultra	Hexokinase, glucose	16,416	0%
Ot Ping Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	13,668	0%
Ot Ultralink Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	12,579	0%
One Touch Ultralink Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	5,990	0%
Surestep	Glucose oxidase, glucose	5,288	0.1%
One Touch Ping Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	4,360	0%
Fasttake	Hexokinase, glucose	4,173	0%
One Touch Profile	Hexokinase, glucose	3,030	0%
One Touch Basic Enhanced	Hexokinase, glucose	2,741	0%
Ot Ultra Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	2,726	0.1%
One Touch Basic	Hexokinase, glucose	2,242	0%
Ot Ultra2 Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	1,871	0%
One Touch Ultra Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	1,589	0%
One Touch Ultra2 Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	1,230	0%
One Touch Ultramini Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	757	0.1%
Ot Ultramini Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	664	0.1%
One Touch Ultrasmart	Hexokinase, glucose	658	0%
Ot Ultrasmart Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	594	0%
One Touch Ultrasmart Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	383	0%
Ot Ping Enhanced Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	311	0%
Induo	Hexokinase, glucose	274	0.3%
One Touch Basic Original	Hexokinase, glucose	243	0%
Ot Ultramini	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	238	0%
Surestep Enhanced	Hexokinase, glucose	214	0%
Ot Ultra 2 Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	202	0%
Ot Basic Enhanced Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	160	0%
One Touch Lancing Device	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	107	0%
Ot Vita Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	80	0%
Unknown Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	75	0%
Ot Select Meter	System, test, blood glucose, over the counter	71	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	52,586	60.2%
CFR	Hexokinase, glucose	29,501	33.8%
CGA	Glucose oxidase, glucose	2,883	3.3%
MDS	Sensor, glucose, invasive	2,128	2.4%
FMK	Single use only blood lancet with an integral sharps injury prevention feature	191	0.2%
LFR	Glucose dehydrogenase, glucose	48	0.1%
FRN	Pump, infusion	11	0%
LZG	Pump, infusion, insulin	4	0%
BTT	Humidifier, respiratory gas, (direct patient interface)	1	0%
CBK	Ventilator, continuous, facility use	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%31

Injury18.8%16,409

Malfunction80.7%70,515

Other0%39

Not given0.4%358

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

Questions about Lifescan reports

How many FDA device reports name Lifescan as manufacturer?

87,352 reports through August 2026, 10 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which of its brands appear most often?

One Touch Ultra (16,416), Ot Ping Meter (13,668), Ot Ultralink Meter (12,579), One Touch Ultralink Meter (5,990) and Surestep (5,288).

Which device types does it report on?

system, test, blood glucose, over the counter (60.2%), hexokinase, glucose (33.8%), glucose oxidase, glucose (3.3%) and sensor, glucose, invasive (2.4%).

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.