FDA Medical Device Adverse Events (MAUDE)
openfda_devices.safety.adverse_eventsRead-onlyIdempotent
Search FDA MAUDE medical device adverse event reports to find malfunctions, injuries, and deaths by device, manufacturer, event type, or date.
Instructions
Search FDA MAUDE database for medical device adverse event reports — 25M+ records of device malfunctions, injuries, and deaths. Returns event type (Malfunction/Injury/Death), device brand name, device class, manufacturer, report date, event date, event location, and report source type. Filter using Lucene syntax: device.brand_name:"pacemaker" or event_type:"Death". MAUDE (Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience) is the primary FDA device safety surveillance database. Source: FDA MAUDE database, US public domain.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| skip | No | Number of records to skip for pagination (default 0). | |
| limit | No | Number of records to return (1–99, default 10). | |
| search | No | OpenFDA search expression using Lucene syntax. Single field: device_name:"pacemaker" or recall_status:"Ongoing". Combined: device_name:"insulin pump"+AND+recall_status:"Ongoing". Omit to return recent records sorted by date. |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| error | No | Present only when the call failed. Includes error code, message, request_id, and any provider-specific extras. | |
| result | No | Tool response payload. Shape varies per tool — consult the tool description and inputSchema. May be an object, array, string, or number depending on the upstream provider response. |