search_maude

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Search FDA MAUDE (Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience) adverse event reports. Use this tool to find medical device adverse event reports, including device malfunctions, patient injuries, and deaths reported to the FDA. Returns reports with device information, event descriptions, patient problems, and narrative text snippets. **Parameters:** - q: Search query string (device name, manufacturer, event description, product code, etc.) - f: Space-delimited filters in `field:"value"` format - Facet filters: - `event_type` -- Injury, Death, Malfunction, Other, No answer provided - `device.device_class` -- device risk class: 1, 2, or 3 - `device.manufacturer_d_name` -- manufacturer (e.g. "Medtronic") - `device.device_report_product_code` -- FDA product code (e.g. "DTB") - `device.regulation_number` -- regulation number (e.g. "870.3680") - `report_source_code` -- Voluntary report, Manufacturer report, etc. - `product_problems` -- reported device problems (e.g. "High Capture Threshold") - `patient.problems` -- patient problems (e.g. "Death", "Atrial Fibrillation") - Date range filters on `date_received` or `date_report`: - Suffix notation: append `gte` (>=) or `lt` (<) to the field name. Example for H1 2024: `date_receivedgte:"2024-01-01" date_receivedlt:"2024-07-01"` - Comma notation: `date_received:"2024-01-01,2024-07-01"` (gte,lt) - p: Page number (default: 1) - s: Sort field (default: _relevance). Options: - _relevance: relevance score (sortDir ignored) - date_received: date FDA received the report - date_report: date of the original report - sortDir: Sort direction, asc or desc (default: desc). Ignored when s is _relevance. **Returns:** MAUDE reports with id, title, reportNumber, eventType, adverseEventFlag, productProblems, device info (brandName, genericName, manufacturer, deviceClass, productCode, modelNumber), patientProblems, dates, and narrative text snippets.