Exploration of openFDA adverse events database for medical devices
In this project, we are looking for device adverse events. We are particularly interested in: - Cause of failure - Date of failure (ie age of device) We want to see which is the most common cause for given device to fail and at which stage of use this occurs. Relevant fields could be (for full reference see https://open.fda.gov/device/event/reference/):
device_date_of_manufacturer date_of_event, date_report, date_received previous_use_code, remedial_action single_use_flag
reprocessed_and_reused_flag
device.generic_name device.expiration_date_of_device, device.device_age_text device.implant_flag, device.date_removed_flag device.manufacturer_d_name, device.manufacturer_d_state, device.manufacturer_d_country
patient.sequence_number_outcome, patient.sequence_number_treatment
mdr_text.text, mdr_text.text_type_code
report_date event_location manufacturer_name, manufacturer_country manufacturer_g1_name, manufacturer_g1_state
device_class
Source: reporter_occupation_code Device: device.device_operator