Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for device failure

68 FDA adverse-event reports reference device failure (VeDDRA 93036). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.

#1585 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
68
reports citing this reaction
5.9%
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 failure has 68 reports now versus 68 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).

Report change
+0
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 93036 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 68 reports
  • DEATH-PAR 5.9%
  • MID-PACK #1585/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chewing disorder
  • SPECIES-UNKNOWN Unknown · 42
  • DRUG-LEAD Device: Suture · 22
  • DESK-WIDE 9 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Chewing disorder (±0 reports)

Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Report-volume neighbourhood around Device failure

Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Chewing disorder · near68Device failure · this reacti…68Elevated lactic acid… · near68Haemothorax · near68Hypopigmentation · near68Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Device failure

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

Signature read: 4 death-coded reports is a thin tail count for Device failure in the CVM extract. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is lower-third: 4 of 68 reports (5.9% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Chewing disorder (±0 reports). Lead species Unknown (42). Lead co-reported drug Device: Suture (22).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Device: Suture 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 42
Dog 19
Cat 3
Horse 2
Cattle 2

Breeds Most Affected

Unknown 42
Dog (unknown) 15
Cat (unknown) 3
Horse (unknown) 2
Cattle (unknown) 2
Affenpinscher 1
Retriever - Labrador 1
Terrier - Parson Russell 1
Bulldog 1

Associated Drugs

Device: Suture 22
Device: Endotracheal Tube 16
Device: Surgical Instruments 12
Polyglactin 910 4
Device: Fluoroscopy Radiograph Machine 2
Device: Skin Stapler/Staples 2
Device: Intracardiac/Intravascular Surgical Catheters 2
Device: Pacemakers And Defibrillators 2
Device: Catheter 1
Device: Microchip For Identification And Tracking Purposes 1
Device: Ligating Clips For Surgery 1
Pimobendan 1
Furosemide 1
Potassium Bromide 1
Levetiracetan 1
Device: Infusion Pump 1
Device: Syringe 1
Hyaluronate Sodium 1
Ciclesonide 1

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Device failure, 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 (68 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (5.9% 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 failure (#1585 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 5.9%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 4 · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →