# FDA Device Adverse Events Lookup

> FDA Device Adverse Events Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from agent402.tools, paid per call via x402, $0.004/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-30).

Queries the FDA MAUDE database to summarize adverse event reports for a medical device, returning total counts, event type breakdowns, top device problems, and recent report excerpts.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://agent402.tools/api/device-adverse-events?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.004/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-30
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/fda-device-adverse-events-lookup-d2a9f4e2
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_K0BkQF-pfN6z_j6i_qXZd

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability fda-device-adverse-events-lookup-d2a9f4e2
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the FDA adverse event reports for insulin pumps — I want to see the total number of reports, how many were deaths, injuries, or malfunctions, the top 10 device problems, and the 5 most recent reports since January 2023?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need structured, pre-summarized adverse event intelligence from the FDA MAUDE database without needing an FDA API key. It is ideal for agents performing safety due diligence on specific devices, brands, or manufacturers — especially when you want aggregated counts plus recent report excerpts in a single call. Prefer this over raw FDA API queries when you need a ready-to-use summary rather than raw JSON, and when the device can be identified by name, brand, product code, or manufacturer.

## Known failure modes

- No results found if device name or brand does not match FDA MAUDE records exactly
- Ambiguous device names may return overly broad or irrelevant results
- since date in wrong format causes query failure
- productCode must be exactly 3 letters or query fails
- FDA API downtime may result in no data returned
- Rate limiting or upstream FDA service errors may produce empty responses

## How this service works

Summarize FDA medical device adverse event reports (openFDA MAUDE) for a device name, brand, product code or manufacturer: total matching reports, counts by event type (death, injury, malfunction), the most reported device problems, and the newest reports with date, event type, device, manufacturer, problems and a short excerpt of the event description. Counts cover every matching report; the report list is a capped sample and says so. Optional since date. Live FDA data, no key.

## Output

Returns a structured summary including: total count of matching FDA adverse event reports, counts broken down by event type (death, injury, malfunction), a ranked list of the most frequently reported device problems (up to 25), and a capped sample of the newest reports each containing the report date, event type, device name, manufacturer, problem list, and a short excerpt of the event description.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [],
     "properties": {
      "brand": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Brand name as reported"
      },
      "limit": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Newest reports to list, 0-10 (default 5)"
      },
      "since": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Only reports received on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD)"
      },
      "device": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Generic device name as reported, e.g. insulin pump"
      },
      "problems": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Top device problems to rank, 1-25 (default 10)"
      },
      "productCode": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Three-letter FDA product code, e.g. LZG"
      },
      "manufacturer": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Device manufacturer name as reported"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "query": {
   "brand": null,
   "since": null,
   "device": "insulin pump",
   "productCode": null,
   "manufacturer": null
  },
  "source": "api.fda.gov (openFDA device adverse events, public domain)",
  "matched": 171622,
  "complete": false,
  "returned": 1,
  "truncated": true,
  "disclaimer": "openFDA data is unvalidated and is not medical advice; do not rely on it to make decisions regarding medical care.",
  "eventTypes": [
   {
    "reports": 120000,
    "eventType": "Malfunction"
   },
   {
    "reports": 50000,
    "eventType": "Injury"
   },
   {
    "reports": 300,
    "eventType": "Death"
   }
  ],
  "topProblems": [
   {
    "problem": "Unintended Movement",
    "reports": 41009
   }
  ],
  "totalReports": 171622,
  "recentReports": [
   {
    "excerpt": "IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PUMP ...",
    "problems": [
     "Unintended Movement"
    ],
    "brandName": "EXAMPLE PUMP",
    "eventType": "Malfunction",
    "dateOfEvent": "2026-09-20",
    "deviceClass": "2",
    "genericName": "INSULIN PUMP",
    "productCode": "LZG",
    "dateReceived": "2026-10-01",
    "excerptChars": 640,
    "manufacturer": "Example Medical",
    "mdrReportKey": "21000000",
    "reportNumber": "2032227-2026-01234",
    "excerptTruncated": true
   }
  ],
  "maxExcerptChars": 280
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/fda-device-adverse-events-lookup-d2a9f4e2/health.json
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