MedDRA preferred term · the device moved out of position

Device dislocation: adverse event reports recording this term

42,822 reports to FDA record it, 2005–2026; 0.2% of the database.

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42,822
reports recording the term: 0.2% of all reports; 2,341
reports, 12 months to June 2026: 2,295 in the 12 months before; 76.1%
marked serious by the reporter: 57.4% across all reports; 1.2%
record death among outcomes, as reported: 9.1% across all reports

42,822 reports in FDA's adverse event database record the MedDRA term "Device dislocation" (in plain words, the device moved out of position): 0.2% of all reports received between October 2005 and June 2026. Coders pick the term that best matches the reporter's description.

2,341 reports recorded it in the 12 months to June 2026, close to the 2,295 of the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases. Of reports recording this term, 76.1% are marked serious, 1.2% include death among the outcomes and 16.9% include hospitalisation, as reported.

The drugs listed most often as suspect products in those reports are Mirena, ParaGard T 380A and Nexplanon. That order mostly follows how many reports each drug has overall; the table also gives the term's share within each drug's own reports. FDA states that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report" and that for any given report "there is no certainty that a suspected drug caused the event."

Reports by month, five years

FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases.

Drugs listed as suspect products in these reports

Drug	Class	Reports with this term	Share of the drug's own reports
Mirena	Progestin	17,112	13.2%
ParaGard T 380A	Copper-containing intrauterine device	7,242	17.3%
Nexplanon	Progestin	2,523	5.8%
Remodulin	Prostacycline vasodilator	1,665	3.5%
Kyleena	Progestin	1,480	18.3%
Paragard 380a	—	1,458	24.1%
Duodopa	—	1,186	6.8%
Carbidopa levodopa	Aromatic amino acid	1,118	5.5%
Liletta	Progestin	1,029	9.7%
Duopa	Aromatic amino acid	767	9%
Skyla	Progestin	711	13.4%
Implanon	—	689	7.3%
Humira	—	452	0.1%
Paragard T380a	—	396	24.2%
Veletri	Prostacycline vasodilator	294	3.4%
Lioresal (baclofen)	gamma-Aminobutyric acid-ergic agonist	270	2.4%
Ozurdex	Corticosteroid	252	10.1%
Baclofen	gamma-Aminobutyric acid-ergic agonist	244	1.1%
Opsumit	Endothelin receptor antagonist	211	0.5%
Ambrisentan	Endothelin receptor antagonist	162	0.3%
Neulasta	Leukocyte growth factor	153	0.2%
Etonogestrel	Progestin	137	6.5%
Letairis	Endothelin receptor antagonist	109	0.2%
Mirena Iud	—	91	42.7%
Levonorgestrel	Progestin	87	3.2%

Drugs with a page on this site, ordered by the number of their reports recording this term. The last column is the term's share within that drug's own reports, against 0.2% across the whole database. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

By pharmacologic class

Class	Reports with this term	Share of class reports	Median drug in class
Progestin	23,085	7.9%	0%
Copper-containing intrauterine device	7,242	16.8%	8.7%
Prostacycline vasodilator	2,084	1.7%	0.3%
Aromatic amino acid	1,905	3.6%	0.1%
Corticosteroid	680	0.1%	0%
gamma-Aminobutyric acid-ergic agonist	591	1.6%	2.4%
Endothelin receptor antagonist	542	0.3%	0.2%
Serotonin reuptake inhibitor	177	0.1%	0%
Opioid agonist	175	0%	0%
Leukocyte growth factor	166	0.2%	0%

Classes ordered by count. Class shares follow the class's overall report volume as much as anything else.

Patients in these reports

Patient age

Under 20.1%48

2 to 110.3%144

12 to 171.8%771

18 to 4452.7%22,576

45 to 648.2%3,528

65 to 743.9%1,672

75 and over3%1,279

Age not given29.9%12,804

Patient sex

Female88.1%37,708

Male9%3,849

Not given3%1,265

Grey bar: all 20,646,523 reports in the database. 87.5% of these reports give the United States as the country.

Questions about "Device dislocation"

What does "Device dislocation" mean in an adverse event report?

In plain language: the device moved out of position. It is a MedDRA preferred term, the dictionary FDA uses to code what a reporter described. The report's own description is not published by openFDA and is not shown here.

How many reports record device dislocation?

42,822 reports through June 2026 (0.2% of all reports), 2,341 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which drugs appear most often in these reports?

Mirena (17,112), ParaGard T 380A (7,242), Nexplanon (2,523), Remodulin (1,665) and Kyleena (1,480). Drugs with many reports overall lead almost every term's list. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Does a drug appearing here mean it was responsible for this reaction?

No. FDA states that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report" and that for any given report "there is no certainty that a suspected drug caused the event."

I have this symptom. What should I do?

This site cannot assess anyone. A pharmacist or clinician can; for an emergency, call the local emergency number. Nothing on this page is medical advice.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 30 Jun 2026. Drug names are as reported, resolved to the brand or generic name on the FDA label where openFDA's harmonisation matched them; classes are the pharmacologic class (EPC) from the label and the National Drug Code Directory of 17 Sep 2026. Terms are pooled across spelling and capitalisation variants of one MedDRA preferred term. 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.