International Medical Devices Database

The International Medical Devices Database (IMDD) was built by the ICIJ Data & Research Unit together with ICIJ media partners.

Developers: Pierre Romera, Hilary Fung
Database developer: Miguel Fiandor
Data Researchers: Pauliina Siniauer, Margot Williams, Karrie Kehoe, Delphine Reuter, Cécile S. Gallego
Research Editor: Emilia Díaz-Struck
Chief Technology Officer: Pierre Romera
Editors: Martha M. Hamilton, Fergus Shiel
Fact-checker: Richard H.P. Sia
Contributors: Barnaby Skinner, Antonio Hernández Rodríguez, Fabiola Torres, Andrew Lehren, Emily Siegel, Valerie Ouellet, Ville Juutilainen, Minna Knus-Galan, Marco Visser, Daniele Grasso, Helena Bengtsson, Caelainn Barr, Boyoung Lim, Ricardo Brom, Yasuomi Sawa, Amy Wilson-Chapman, Hamish Boland-Rudder, Spencer Woodman, Haïfa Mzalouat, Anuška Delić, Ana Ćurić, Razzan Nakhlawi, Scilla Alecci, Mexicanos contra la Corrupción, Quinto Elemento Lab and Proceso.
System administrator: Jorge González, Jmp

About this database

Explore more than 120,000 Recalls, Safety Alerts and Field Safety Notices of medical devices and their connections with their manufacturers.

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Disclaimer

Medical devices help to diagnose, prevent and treat many injuries and diseases. We are not suggesting or implying that any companies or other entities included in the International Medical Devices Database engaged in unlawful conduct or otherwise acted improperly. The same device may have different names in different countries. This database is not intended to provide medical advice and patients should check with their doctors to determine if it contains relevant information and if such information has medical implications for them.

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The International Medical Devices Database is licensed under the Open Database License and its contents under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. Always cite the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists when using this data. You can download a raw copy of the database here.

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