Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for injury associated with device

Name: Injury associated with device - FDA Animal Adverse Reaction
Creator: PlainBreed
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

32 FDA reports name injury associated with device, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 93041). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#1963 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions): 32
reports citing this reaction: 15.6%
death-coded share: Dog
most-affected species

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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. Injury associated with device has 32 reports now versus 32 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 93041 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-ELEV · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

VOL-TRACE 32 reports
DEATH-ELEV 15.6%
LOWER-Q #1963/2481
PHOTO-FINISH ANION GAP HI, BLD
SPECIES-DOG Dog · 19
DRUG-LEAD Device: Surgical… · 16
DESK-WIDE 8 breeds
BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: ANION GAP HI, BLD (±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 Injury associated with device

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

FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Injury associated with device

What the FDA AER plate says about Injury associated with device

Signature read: 32 reports place Injury associated with device in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#1963 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 32 named reports in the openFDA extract. 5 of 32 reports were death-coded (15.6% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: ANION GAP HI, BLD (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (19). Lead co-reported drug Device: Surgical Instruments (16).

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 19

Human 6

Unknown 3

Cat 2

Pig 1

Cattle 1

Breeds Most Affected

Dog (unknown) 16

Unknown 9

Chihuahua 2

Pig (unknown) 1

Domestic (unspecified) 1

Crossbred Feline/cat 1

Cattle (unknown) 1

Terrier - Yorkshire 1

Associated Drugs

Device: Surgical Instruments 16

Device: Syringe 8

Device: Catheter 4

Device: Intracardiac/Intravascular Surgical Catheters 1

Device: Suture 1

Device: Animal Care (Bowls, Crates, Etc) 1

Device: Electrosurgery 1

What to do with this reaction

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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 Injury associated with device (#1963 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 15.6%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 32 · vintage 2025.

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