Product category · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Medical Devices recalls
Medical device recalls including implants, diagnostic equipment, and surgical tools
Medical Devices ranks #1 of 12 among PlainRecalls categories by recall count (41,070 notices, 39.3% of the archive); 9% of graded records are high-severity.
The FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA have published 41,070 medical devices recalls between 2000 and 2026 - roughly 39.3% of the 104,423-record archive. Among 12 product categories, that is #1 of 12. Of the 41,070 records graded for severity, 9% are high-severity. Most are issued by FDA Devices. Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not a product's inherent danger.
- 41,070 total recalls
- #1 of 12 among categories
- 9% graded high-severity
- FDA Devices top agency
Category snapshot
According to PlainRecalls' category ranking (distinct recall events, same sort as /category), Medical Devices is #1 of 12 (1st of 12) with 41,070 recalls, about 39.3% of the 104,423-record federal archive, with 3,653 graded high-severity, most issued by FDA Devices.
- 41,070
- total recalls
- #1 of 12
- category rank by events
- 9%
- graded high-severity
- FDA Devices
- top issuing agency
Where Medical Devices sits among all 12 categories
Distinct recall-event inventory across every PlainRecalls product category. Medical Devices is marked; archive size reflects reporting volume, not inherent product danger.
Medical Devices vs all categories by recall count
Where this category's archive sits among every tracked product class
41,070 1st of 12 the highest of 12 categories
Categories, banded by distinct recall-event inventory
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Source FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA federal recall filings · 2026-09-27
Do more recalls mean more Class I danger?
Medical Devices sits at the 100th percentile of category volume (41,070 recalls) and the 14th percentile of Class I rate (9% of agency-classified notices) among 7 categories with enough classified rows to measure, those two ranks are not interchangeable.
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Percentiles are within this release's classified-enough category sample. Class I % uses only agency-classified notices.
| Category | Recalls | Vol %ile | Classified | Class I | Class I % | Rate %ile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Devices | 41,070 | 100 | 40,763 | 3,653 | 9% | 14 |
| Food | 25,513 | 86 | 25,222 | 11,676 | 46.3% | 86 |
| Drugs & Medications | 14,473 | 71 | 14,417 | 1,508 | 10.5% | 29 |
| Children & Baby Products | 4,017 | 57 | 2,483 | 352 | 14.2% | 43 |
| Dietary Supplements | 2,018 | 43 | 1,993 | 466 | 23.4% | 71 |
| Meat & Poultry | 1,672 | 29 | 1,672 | 1,145 | 68.5% | 100 |
| Cosmetics & Personal Care | 1,388 | 14 | 1,289 | 203 | 15.7% | 57 |
Medical Devices recalls by year
2000–2026
Severity distribution
Graded records only
- High severity 3,653
High severity
3,653 recalls
- Moderate
Moderate
36,361 recalls
- Lower severity 1,056
Lower severity
1,056 recalls
Recalls by issuing agency
- FDA Devices
FDA Devices
39,794 recalls
- FDA Drug 934
FDA Drug
934 recalls
- CPSC 307
CPSC
307 recalls
- FDA Food 35
FDA Food
35 recalls
Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not inherent danger, we do not rank products by risk from raw recall volume.
Recalls in Medical Devices
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Centurion Manual surgical kits labeled as: a) HEGAR UTERINE DILATOR, 11-12MM, STERILE, Product Code HUD112ST; b) STERILE UTERINE DILATOR 1MM/2MM, Product Code HUD12ST; c) HEGAR UTERINE DILATOR, 5-6MM, STERILE, Product Code HUD56ST; d) HEGAR UTERINE DILATOR, 9-10MM, STERILE, Product Code HUD910ST; e) HANK UTERINE DILATOR 11" 7/8FR STERILE, Product Code I68920; f) HANK UTERINE DILATOR 11" 13/14FR STERILE, Product Code I68930
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Covidien Auto Suture" Blunt Tip Trocar, Product Number OMS-T10BTS
Covidien, LP
Centurion manual surgical kits labeled as: a) SUTURE REMOVAL TRAY, Product Code TRI55405; b) SUTURE REMOVAL SET, Product Code 60265 MEDLINE manual surgical kits labeled as: a) SUTURE REMOVAL TRAY, Product Code 60280; b) SUTURE REMOVAL TRAY, Product Code 86125; c) SUTURE REMOVAL KIT, Product Code SR60555; d) SKIN STAPLE REMOVER, Product Code TRI44105
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Exactech Equinoxe REVERSE SHOULDER,46mm Humeral Liner, a) +0mm, Item number 320-46-00, b) +2.5mm, Item Number 320-46-03; Shoulder Arthroplasty
Exactech, Inc.
BD Phoenix NMIC-306 Panel is a self-inoculating (when used with a BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System) polystyrene panel (tray) containing control wells and substrate wells with dried biochemical substrates that use traditional qualitative microbiology methods such as fermentation, oxidation, degradation, and hydrolysis in combination with chromogenic and fluorogenic substrates along with carbon sources for bacterial identification and quantitation.
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Exactech Equinoxe GLENOID,POSTERIOR AUGMENT, PEGGED, 16o, LEFT, FOR CEMENTED USE ONLY, Mates with: a) 38, 41, 44, 47 head, Small, Item Number 314-06-22, b) 41, 44, 47, 50 head, Medium, Item Number 314-06-23, c) 44, 47, 50, 53 head, Large, Item Number 314-06-24, d) 44, 47, 50, 53 head, Extra Large, Item Number 314-06-25; Shoulder Arthroplasty
Exactech, Inc.
Centurion manual surgical kits labeled as: a) ST. VIRTUS SPLINTER FORCEP 6" (SF8246), Product Code 66580; b) DEBRIDEMENT TRAY, Product Code I86630; c) BIOPSY INSTRUMENT PACK, Product Code I86690; d) DEBRIDEMENT TRAY, Product Code I86815; e) IR ADSON FORCEP & NEEDLE HOLDER, Product Code MNS12675; f) TOENAIL REMOVAL KIT, Product Code SUT20350 MEDLINE GENERAL PURPOSE INST. TRAY, Product Code DYNDA2346A
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Centurion Manual surgical kits labeled as: a) 15ML SAMPLING TUBE WITH CAP, Product Code 15MLVLCP; b) STERILE 9X12 RECLOSABLE BAG, Product Code MG912ST
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Centurion Curette kits labeled as: a) STERILE BUCK EAR CURETTE "00" (25697), Product Code 66745; b) STERILE "1" EAR CURETTE (505629), Product Code 67050; c) STERILE FOX DERMAL CURETTE, 5MM(32923), Product Code 67430; d) STERILE EXCAVATOR CURETTE (P/S), Product Code I67970; e) ST BUCK EAR CURETTE BLNT STR SZ 00, Product Code I68040; f) STERILE BRUNS CURETTE #4 (BC400S), Product Code I68340; g) 6MM FOX DERMAL CURETTE STERILE, Product Code I68380; h) STERILE KEVORKIAN CURETTE 4MM (K
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Exactech Equinoxe GLENOID,POSTERIOR AUGMENT, PEGGED, 16o, RIGHT, FOR CEMENTED USE ONLY, Mates with: a) 38, 41, 44, 47 head, Small, Item Number 314-06-32, b) 41, 44, 47, 50 head, Medium, Item Number314-06-33, c) 44, 47, 50, 53 head, Large, Item Number 314-06-34, d) 44, 47, 50, 53 head, Extra Large, Item Number 314-06-35; Shoulder Arthroplasty
Exactech, Inc.
Centurion scalpel handle kits labeled as: a) STERILE # 3 SCALPEL HANDLE, Product Code 66825; b) STERILE PAS #3 BLADE HANDLE (BH3PAS), Product Code I68290
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
HYDROmorphone HCl 6 mg/30 mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, (Concentration = 0.2mg/ml) 30 mL Syringe, Rx only, SCA Pharmaceuticals, 755 Rainbow Rd., Windsor, CT 06095, NDC 70004-0300-18, Bar Code 70004030018
SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC
stay-safe /Luer Lock Adapter 4 in
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
Bio-Rad, REF: 12005660, QXDx BCR-ABL %IS Kit
Bio-Rad Laboratories
Thermalon Stye Compress, Item Number 24352
Bruder Healthcare Company, LLC
Baxter Supple Peri-Guard Repair Patch (legacy product codes): a) PC0404SNBIO, b) PC0608NSBIO, c) PC0814SNBIO, d) PC1016SNBIO
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Medivance Neonatal ArcticGel Pads, REF: 31802, 3180202, 31802C
Medivance Inc.
IV Start Kit, containing 1 Saline Syringe 5ml, REF 74654, 100 kits/case, Sterile.
Medical Action Industries, Inc. 306
stay-safe /Luer Lock Catheter Ext. 18 in
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
Epix Universal Clip Applier, REF: CA500, STERILEEO
Applied Medical Resources Corp
SYRINGE,BULB,2OZ/60CC,GREEN, Part: 300055070, packaged inside Alcon Custom-Pak Surgical Procedure Packs, Products: 18018-06, 3865-44, 5675-76, 13554-11, 18018-06, 15190-16 , 15190-16, 15190-16, 15190-16, 15190-16, 13554-11, 5918-39, 15190-16, 15190-16, 9208-66, 9208-66, 5675-76, 5918-39, 9208-66, 15190-16, 9065-25, 5918-39, 16066-15, 16066-15
Alcon Research, LLC
stay-safe /Luer Catheter Ext. 6 in
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
RELAY PRO Thoracic Stent-Graft System, containing one endovascular stent-graft system, IFU, and patient tracking card, sterile: (a) Part number 28-M4-34-100-34U; (b) Part number 28-M4-30-095-30U; (c) Part number 28-M4-46-155-46U; (d) Part number 28-M4-32-155-32S; (e) Part number 28-M4-36-250-32S; (f) Part number 28-M4-38-145-34S; (g) Part number 28-M4-38-190-38S; (h) Part number 28-M4-44-105-44S; (i) Part number 28-N4-22-099-22S; (j) Part number 28-N4-22-159-22S; (k) Part number 28-
Bolton Medical Inc.
Thermalon Sinus Compress (French), Item Number 24332F
Bruder Healthcare Company, LLC
Thermalon Back Wrap, Item Number 24312
Bruder Healthcare Company, LLC
Baxter Peri-Guard Repair Patch (new product codes): a) PG0404, b) PG0608, c) PG0814, d) PG1016, e) PG1225
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Thermalon Sinus Compress, Item Number 24332
Bruder Healthcare Company, LLC
Obsidio Conformable Embolic, Material Numbers (UPN): a) M0013972001010, b) M0013972101010
Boston Scientific Corporation
OptiCross Coronary Imaging Catheter, REF H749518080120
Boston Scientific Corporation
Insufflation unit, UHI-4.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
GeoMed Custom Tracecarts, REF Numbers: a) 53-1831 ORTHO TOTAL JOINT TRACECART, b) 53-1836 GENERAL SURGERY TRACECART
DeRoyal Industries Inc
VITROS Performance Verifier I
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
SOLTIVE Pro SuperPulsed Laser (TFL-SLS )
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Thermalon Neck Wrap, Item Number 24322
Bruder Healthcare Company, LLC
InstaClear Lens Cleaner-indicated for use during routine diagnostic procedures and during endoscopic sinus surgery. Model Number: LCS1500UNOL LCS1800UNST LCS4K00UNOL LCS1530BTOL LCS1830BTST LCS4K30BTOL LCS1530TPOL LCS1830TPST LCS4K30TPOL LCS1545BTOL LCS1845BTST LCS4K45BTOL LCS1545TPOL LCS1845TPST LCS4K45TPOL LCS1570BTOL LCS1870BTST LCS4K70BTOL LCS1570TPOL LCS1870TPST LCS4K70TPOL
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Epix Universal Clip Applier, REF: CA500, STERILEEO included within the following kit Reference Numbers: GK1003, AME Kit 54562 GK1004, KIT LAP CHOL DEN HOED 2, GK1005, K2550 - H¿PATECTOMIE ERASME, GK1011, K-19459, GK1014, K-18031 STANDARD KIT, GK1018, K-20735 STANDARD KIT, GK1033, AME STANDARD KIT 21-023, GK1044, KE39830 COLE, GK1047, AME STANDARD KIT 22-003, GK1063, AME STANDARD KIT 22-022, GK1068, AME STANDARD KIT 22-027, GK1071, AME STANDARD KIT 22-030, GK1083, AME STANDARD KIT 22
Applied Medical Resources Corp
Access Substrate, REF 81906, For use with the Access Immunoassay Systems
Beckman Coulter, Inc.
Baxter Peri-Guard Repair Patch (legacy product codes): a) PC0404NBIO, b) PC0608NBIO, c) PC0814NBIO, d) PC1016NBIO
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
SOLTIVE Premium SuperPulsed Laser (TFL-PLS )
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
CareEvent Event Management System, Model Numbers 866435 and 866436 (CareEvent Upgrade), Software Version Number C.03.X
Philips North America
Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX), Model Numbers 866389, 866390 (PIC iX Expand), and 866424 (PIC iX Hardware) running Software Version Number 4.X
Philips North America
Cystatin C Calibrator - In vitro diagnostic (IVD) use in the calibration of the Randox Cystatin C assay on automated analysers Catalog Number: CVS 2699
Randox Laboratories Ltd.
Baxter Supple Peri-Guard Repair Patch (new product codes): a) SPG0404, b) SPG0406, c) SPG0608, d) SPG0814, e) SPG1016
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
O.T.D - Optimum Traction Device - Street Orange. Single use traction splint.
Emergency Products & Research
VITROS Performance Verifier II
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
stay-safe /Luer Lock Catheter Ext. 12 in
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
Boston Scientific iSLEEVE EXPANDABLE Introducer Set REF H74939349140, facilitates femoral access to the vascular system
Boston Scientific Corporation
HydroFlock Sterile Flocked Collection Device, Part Number 25-3317-H.
Puritan Medical Products Company, Llc
stay-safe /Safe Lock Catheter Ext. 12 in
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
MediBeads Neck Wrap, Item Number 34320
Bruder Healthcare Company, LLC
What to do with this
Monitoring medical devices? Start here.
- Check a specific product against the full federal archive before you use or buy it. Recall checker
- Most medical devices recalls come from FDA Devices - browse that agency's full feed. FDA Devices recalls
- Sort the whole archive by severity to see the highest-risk active recalls first. Rankings
Recall categorization follows the issuing agency's product taxonomy; always confirm specifics on the official notice.
Nearby categories
Adjacent product categories that share hazard patterns or regulatory oversight.
Data sources
- Source: FDA - openFDA Enforcement API (food, drug, and device recalls)
- Source: CPSC - Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls
- Source: NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Recalls (vehicles & equipment)
Category data as of Aug 19, 2026.
Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA recall records; no number is typed in by an editor. Category counts and the year trend are computed across the full archive for medical devices. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 19, 2026.