Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for medical device replacement

52 FDA adverse-event reports reference medical device replacement (VeDDRA 93043). See the species, breeds, and drugs most associated with it below.

52
reports citing this reaction
7.7%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species
Device: Surgical Instruments
most-associated drug
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52
Total Reports
4
Deaths
7.7%
Death Rate

Species Most Affected

Dog 29
Unknown 11
Cat 10
Cattle 1
Horse 1

Breeds Most Affected

Dog (unknown) 25
Unknown 11
Cat (unknown) 10
Shepherd Dog - German 1
Cattle (unknown) 1
Spitz - German Pomeranian 1
Affenpinscher 1
Retriever - Labrador 1
Horse (unknown) 1

Associated Drugs

Device: Surgical Instruments 28
Device: Suture 20
Polyglactin 910 2
Device: Pacemakers And Defibrillators 2
Pimobendan 1
Furosemide 1
Potassium Bromide 1
Levetiracetan 1

Medical device replacement Reaction Insights

52 reports name Medical device replacement; 4 recorded a death outcome (7.7% of reported events, not a population-level mortality rate). VeDDRA code: 93043.

By species: Dog (29 reports), Unknown (11 reports), Cat (10 reports). By breed: Dog (unknown) (25), Unknown (11), Cat (unknown) (10).

Most co-reported drugs: Device: Surgical Instruments (28 reports), Device: Suture (20 reports), Polyglactin 910 (2 reports), Device: Pacemakers And Defibrillators (2 reports).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, co-reporting reflects temporal association captured in voluntary submissions, not proof that a drug caused this reaction. A widely-prescribed drug will rack up more raw co-reports at an identical true rate than a rarely-used one, so compare within similar-exposure products.

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

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