Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for device-related infection

50 FDA reports name device-related infection, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 93037). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1736 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
50
reports citing this reaction
10.0%
death-coded share
Dog
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-related infection has 50 reports now versus 50 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 93037 VOL-LOW

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

  • VOL-LOW 50 reports
  • DEATH-ELEV 10.0%
  • MID-PACK #1736/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Application site papu…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 30
  • DRUG-LEAD Device: Surgical… · 42
  • DESK-WIDE 9 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Application site papule (±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.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Device-related infection

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

Vomiting · highest174348Application site papu… · near50Bounding pulse · near50Device-related infect… · thi…50Eyeball protrusion · near50Lymphadenitis · near50Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Device-related infection

Signature read: 5 death-coded reports is a thin tail count for Device-related infection in the CVM extract. Report volume is lower-third scale: 50 named reports in the openFDA extract. 5 of 50 reports were death-coded (10.0% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Application site papule (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (30). Lead co-reported drug Device: Surgical Instruments (42).

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

Dog 30
Unknown 10
Cat 4
Sheep 4
Horse 1
Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Dog (unknown) 22
Unknown 10
Cat (unknown) 4
Ripollesa 4
Greyhound 4
Chihuahua 3
Standardbred - American 1
Pit Bull 1
Cattle (unknown) 1

Associated Drugs

Device: Surgical Instruments 42
Device: Suture 12
Device: Syringe 3
Autologous Tissue 2
Gelatin 1
Cell-Based Product 1
Tissue 1
Device: Artificial Insemination 1
Device: Pacemakers And Defibrillators 1

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Device-related infection, 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 (50 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (10.0% 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-related infection (#1736 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 10.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded report count stamp 5 · 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 →