Symphony breast pump symphony standardRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07612367007566), received between May 8, 2020 and Dec 17, 2021 — classified as 5 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Decrease in Suction” (5 reports).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryDec 17, 2021Decrease in Suction

  ON (B)(6) 2021, THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED TO MEDELA LLC THAT HER SYMPHONY HAD LOW SUCTION, BATTERY EMPTY AND SYSTEM ERRORS, AND TURNS OFF WHILE PUMPING. ON (B)(6) 2021, THE CUSTOMER EMAILED MEDELA IN A FOLLOW UP ON HER SYMPHONY PUMP AND ALLEGED THAT AFTER RESETTING THE PUMP SHE IS STILL GETTING A BATTERY FLAT ERROR, BUT IT DID FIX THE JUMPING AND SYSTEM ERROR. THE CUSTOMER ALSO ALLEGED THAT SHE HAD MASTITIS AND IS NO LONGER PUMPING.

  Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 13027809 ↗
• InjuryFeb 2, 2021Decrease in Suction

  ON (B)(6) 2021, THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED TO MEDELA LLC THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING LOW SUCTION WITH HER SYMPHONY BREAST PUMP. SHE ADDITIONALLY ALLEGED THAT SHE IS NOT ABLE TO EMPTY HER BREASTS AFTER PUMPING FOR 45 MINUTES AND INDICATED SHE WOULD BE SEEING HER DOCTOR TODAY REGARDING POSSIBLE MASTITIS.

  Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 11267742 ↗
• InjuryJun 26, 2020Decrease in Suction

  ON (B)(6) 2020, THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED TO MEDELA LLC THAT HER SYMPHONY BREAST PUMP HAD LOW SUCTION AND HAD NOT BEEN EMPTYING HER BREASTS. SHE ADDITIONALLY ALLEGED THAT SHE WAS PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS FOR MASTITIS, BUT ONE WEEK LATER HER MASTITIS HAD WORSENED AND SHE WAS PRESCRIBED ADDITIONAL ANTIBIOTICS. SHE INDICATED THAT SHE WAS IN NEED OF A REPLACEMENT PUMP AND WOULD BE VISITING HER DOCTOR THAT DAY FOR A FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT.

  Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 10199726 ↗
• InjuryMay 11, 2020Decrease in Suction

  ON 04/13/2020 THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED VIA EMAIL TO MEDELA LLC THAT SHE FELT LIKE SHE WAS EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF SUCTION WITH THE SYMPHONY BREAST PUMP SHE WAS RENTING, EVEN AFTER HAVING REPLACED THE PARTS/ACCESSORIES, INCLUDING THE TUBING AND MEMBRANE CAPS, AND TRYING DIFFERENT BREAST SHIELD SIZES, COCONUT OIL AND HANDS-ON PUMPING. THE CUSTOMER FURTHER ALLEGED THAT ON (B)(6) 2020, SHE HAD MASTITIS IN HER LEFT BREAST AND WAS TOLD TO EXPECT A DECREASE IN MILK OUTPUT, HOWEVER THE PUMP WAS JUST MOVING THE NIPPLE AND NOT PULLING ANY MILK OUT, EVEN WHEN SHE FEELS FULL.

  Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 10043030 ↗
• InjuryMay 8, 2020Decrease in Suction

  ON (B)(6) 2020, THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED TO MEDELA LLC THAT HER PUMP IN STYLE BREAST PUMP HAD LOW SUCTION. SHE ADDITIONALLY ALLEGED THAT SHE HAD MASTITIS IN THE PAST AND WAS PRESCRIBED AN ANTIBIOTIC.

  Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 10038098 ↗