Device manufacturer, as written on reports

US Surgical Puerto Rico: medical device reports filed with FDA

43,664 reports name it as the manufacturer of the device involved, 2017–2025.

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43,664
reports naming it as manufacturer: 0.2% of all MAUDE reports; 0
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 3,343 in the 12 months before; 86.6%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 0.4%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

43,664 medical device reports received by FDA give US Surgical Puerto Rico as the manufacturer of the device involved, 0.2% of the MAUDE database, from February 2017 to July 2025. Manufacturer names are as written on the report; subsidiaries and spelling variants may appear as separate names.

0 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, against 3,343 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 (86.6%), injury (13%) and death (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
Endo GIA Ultra	Staple, implantable	15,404	1,116	0.1%
Endo GIA	Staple, implantable	7,167	2,086	0.3%
Eea	Staple, implantable	3,818	542	0.8%
Gia	Staple, implantable	3,630	404	0.9%
Auto Suture	Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery	2,344	234	0.1%
Ta	Staple, implantable	1,310	142	1%
Unknown Endo GIA Instrument	Staple, implantable	1,269	33	0.5%
Spacemaker	Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery	1,166	146	0%
Pdb	Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery	1,012	180	0%
Protack	Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery	686	44	0.1%
Premium Surgiclip	Clip, implantable	412	8	0%
Spacemaker Plus	Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery	408	0	0%
Multifire Endo Hernia	Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery	251	9	0%
Endo Universal 65	Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery	240	26	0%
Premium Plus Ceea	Staple, implantable	219	1	0.2%
Unknown Endo Gia	Staple, implantable	200	0	0.8%
Unknown Eea	Staple, implantable	171	22	11.8%
Multifire Endo Gia	Staple, implantable	155	0	1.1%
Unknown GIA product	Staple, implantable	141	8	2.3%
Unknown Endo GIA SULU	Staple, implantable	56	205	1.9%
Signia	Staple, implantable	17	1,130	0.1%
Unknown Stapling Device	Staple, implantable	15	8	1.2%
Tri-Staple 2.0	Staple, implantable	7	661	0.3%
Covidien	Mesh, surgical, polymeric	4	30	1.4%

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
GDW	Staple, implantable	33,239	76.1%
GCJ	Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery	6,729	15.4%
GAG	Stapler, surgical	1,478	3.4%
FZP	Clip, implantable	1,401	3.2%
GEI	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	257	0.6%
GET	Motor, surgical instrument, pneumatic powered	132	0.3%
GDJ	Clamp, surgical, general & plastic surgery	125	0.3%
GEX	Powered laser surgical instrument	115	0.3%
GAD	Retractor	72	0.2%
GAM	Suture, absorbable, synthetic, polyglycolic acid	6	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

Death0.4%157

Injury13%5,686

Malfunction86.6%37,821

Other0%0

Not given0%0

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

Questions about US Surgical Puerto Rico reports

How many FDA device reports name US Surgical Puerto Rico as manufacturer?

43,664 reports through August 2026, 0 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which of its brands appear most often?

Endo GIA Ultra (15,404), Endo GIA (7,167), Eea (3,818), Gia (3,630) and Auto Suture (2,344).

Which device types does it report on?

staple, implantable (76.1%), laparoscope, general & plastic surgery (15.4%), stapler, surgical (3.4%) and clip, implantable (3.2%).

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.