Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for medical device removal
38 FDA reports name medical device removal, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 93042). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #1880 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 38
- reports citing this reaction
- 0.0%
- 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. Medical device removal has 38 reports now versus 38 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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Code 93042 VOL-TRACE
VOL-TRACE · DEATH-RARE · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-TRACE 38 reports
- DEATH-RARE 0.0%
- LOWER-Q #1880/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Clenched jaw
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 27
- DRUG-LEAD Device: Surgical… · 26
- DESK-WIDE 9 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Clenched jaw (±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 Medical device removal
Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
Medical device removal: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate
Signature read: Medical device removal's 0.0% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 38 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 0 of 38 reports (0.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Clenched jaw (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (27). Lead co-reported drug Device: Surgical Instruments (26).
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.
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What to do with this reaction
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Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025
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