Device manufacturer, as written on reports

Sterilmed: medical device reports filed with FDA

1,461 reports name it as the manufacturer of the device involved, 2005–2026.

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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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1,461
reports naming it as manufacturer: 0% of all MAUDE reports; 38
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 38 in the 12 months before; 85.1%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 0.2%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

1,461 medical device reports received by FDA give Sterilmed as the manufacturer of the device involved, 0% of the MAUDE database, from March 2005 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, close to the 38 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 malfunction (85.1%), injury (13.7%) and other (0.4%). 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	Latest 12 months	Classified as death
Harmonic ACE	Instrument, ultrasonic surgical	20	680	0.1%
ViewFlex Xtra ICE Catheter	Catheter, ultrasound, intravascular	11	66	1.2%
Ethicon	Stapler, surgical	5	164	2.3%
Endopath Xcel	Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery	4	38	0.5%
Ligaclip	Clip, implantable	4	308	0%
LigaSure	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	2	879	0.2%
LigaSure Impact	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	2	72	0.3%
Sonicision	Instrument, ultrasonic surgical	2	139	0.2%
Endopath Xcel Trocar	Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery	1	0	0.9%
LigaSure Atlas	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	1	16	0.7%
Stryker	Pump, infusion, elastomeric	1	5	1.3%
Zimmer Air Dermatome	Dermatome	1	372	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
NLM	Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery, reprocessed	277	19%
HRX	Arthroscope	175	12%
NUJ	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation accessories, laparoscopic & endoscopic, reprocessed	156	10.7%
NLQ	Single-use reprocessed ultrasonic surgical instruments	100	6.8%
NLH	Catheter, recording, electrode, reprocessed	65	4.4%
LFL	Instrument, ultrasonic surgical	29	2%
GEI	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	28	1.9%
GCJ	Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery	21	1.4%
HTW	Bit, drill	21	1.4%
GDO	Applier, surgical, clip	12	0.8%

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

Death0.2%3

Injury13.7%200

Malfunction85.1%1,243

Other0.4%6

Not given0.6%9

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

Questions about Sterilmed reports

How many FDA device reports name Sterilmed as manufacturer?

1,461 reports through August 2026, 38 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which of its brands appear most often?

Harmonic ACE (20), ViewFlex Xtra ICE Catheter (11), Ethicon (5), Endopath Xcel (4) and Ligaclip (4).

Which device types does it report on?

laparoscope, general & plastic surgery, reprocessed (19%), arthroscope (12%), electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation accessories, laparoscopic & endoscopic, reprocessed (10.7%) and single-use reprocessed ultrasonic surgical instruments (6.8%).

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.