Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for device defective nos

2,733 FDA reports name device defective nos, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 93019). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#169 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
2,733
reports citing this reaction
1.0%
death-coded share
Unknown
most-affected species

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Device Defective NOS has 2,733 reports now versus 2,732 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (0.0%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
−0.0 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 93019 VOL-MID

VOL-MID · DEATH-LOW · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-UNKNOWN · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-MID 2,733 reports
  • DEATH-LOW 1.0%
  • TOP-DECILE #169/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hypothermia
  • SPECIES-UNKNOWN Unknown · 2,386
  • DRUG-LEAD Device: Surgical… · 819
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Hypothermia (±9 reports)

Upper-third report volume drives the scale stamps on this plate; death-coded share and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

High-volume neighbourhood around Device Defective NOS

Upper-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Blood in vomit · near2751Device Defective NOS · this …2733Hypothermia · near2724Urticaria · near2718Lymphopenia · near2716Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Device Defective NOS

Device Defective NOS: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 2,733 reports place Device Defective NOS in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#169 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 2,733 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 28 of 2,733 reports (1.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Hypothermia (±9 reports). Lead species Unknown (2,386). Lead co-reported drug Device: Surgical Instruments (819).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Device: Surgical Instruments appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Unknown 2,386
Dog 180
Cat 92
Human 26
Cattle 20
Horse 14
Pig 3
Primate 2
Deer 2
Chicken 2

Breeds Most Affected

Unknown 2,419
Dog (unknown) 121
Cat (unknown) 85
Mixed (Cattle) 14
Horse (unknown) 12
Shih Tzu 6
Chihuahua 6
Terrier - Yorkshire 5
Shepherd Dog - German 4
Greyhound 4

Associated Drugs

Device: Surgical Instruments 819
Device: Suture 768
Polyglactin 910 336
Device: Syringe 197
Device: Catheter 74
Vetpen Starter Kit 48
Device: Diagnostic 29
Progesterone 27
Estradiol Benzoate; Trenbolone Acetate 26
Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride 23
Moxidectin 22
Selamectin 21
Device: Electrosurgery 20
Device: Skin Stapler/Staples 16
Zeranol Implant 15
Device: Endotracheal Tube 15
Device: Monitoring 14
Device: Bandaging 14
Device: Collection, Blood 13
Device: Infusion Pump 12

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Device Defective NOS, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar report volume

Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (2,733 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (1.0% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this reaction

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Device Defective NOS (#169 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 1.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 2,733 · vintage 2025.

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