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Product category · Updated Aug 19, 2026

Medical Devices recalls

Medical device recalls including implants, diagnostic equipment, and surgical tools

Total recalls
41,070
Top agency
FDA Devices
Years covered
2000–2026
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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 · 2026-09-28

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.

Each point is a product category plotted by total recalls (x) and Class I share of agency-classified notices (y). Crosshairs mark the within-sample medians (4,017 recalls · 15.7% Class I). Rate uses only rows with an agency Class I/II/III label, CPSC/NHTSA blanks stay out of the denominator. Medical Devices is the clearest volume-without-Class-I-density example in this release. Source: FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS & NHTSA public recall data as of 2026-09-28. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 7 entities by Total recalls (count) (X) and Class I share of classified (%) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Large · Class I–heavySmaller · Class I–heavyLarge · fewer Class ISmaller · fewer Class I 010,00020,00030,00040,00050,000 0%20%40%60%80% Total recalls (count) Class I share of classified (%) Category volume vs Class I rate Signature insight Medical DevicesFoodDrugs & MedicationsChildren & Baby ProductsDietary SupplementsMeat & PoultryCosmetics & Personal Care
Each point is a product category plotted by total recalls (x) and Class I share of agency-classified notices (y). Crosshairs mark the within-sample medians (4,017 recalls · 15.7% Class I). Rate uses only rows with an agency Class I/II/III label, CPSC/NHTSA blanks stay out of the denominator. Medical Devices is the clearest volume-without-Class-I-density example in this release. Source: FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS & NHTSA public recall data as of 2026-09-28.
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Percentiles are within this release's classified-enough category sample. Class I % uses only agency-classified notices.

CategoryRecallsVol %ileClassifiedClass IClass I %Rate %ile
Medical Devices41,07010040,7633,6539%14
Food25,5138625,22211,67646.3%86
Drugs & Medications14,4737114,4171,50810.5%29
Children & Baby Products4,017572,48335214.2%43
Dietary Supplements2,018431,99346623.4%71
Meat & Poultry1,672291,6721,14568.5%100
Cosmetics & Personal Care1,388141,28920315.7%57

Medical Devices recalls by year

2000–2026

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2576 3437 2649 3803 3003 3209 2356 2247 2606 3417 2982 1947

Source: FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA As of Aug 19, 2026

Severity distribution

Graded records only

recalls
Source FDA / CPSC severity classification

Recalls by issuing agency

recalls
Source PlainRecalls index of federal feeds

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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FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

Atrium Oasis Dry Suction Water Seal Chest Drain, Part Number: 3650-100, DRAIN, OASIS BRU W/AC, 3650 ATS BLOOD RECOVERY

Atrium Medical Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

ProCuity bed series, model number 3009, item number: 3009PX-LE-400.

Stryker Medical Division of Stryker Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

CardioQuip Modular Cooler-Heater, Model:MCH-1000(i), Power: 115V-60hz,16A

CardioQuip, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

Monarch Platform REF MON-000006 100-240V- 50/60Hz 1440w

AURIS HEALTH INC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

vyaire Flexible Patient Circuit, 3100A, REF 29028-004, intended to be used with the 3100A High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilator (HFOV)

Vyaire Medical

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

Cooper Surgical H/S ELLIPTOSPHERE CATH 5 FR Set-For administering contrast media during Hysterosalpingography or Hysterosonography procedures to detect uterine pathology such as polyps, fibroids, adhesions or endometrial thickening, and/or patency of fallopian tubes Model: 61-4005

CooperSurgical, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

ELEKTA AXESSE, REF XRT 2181, XRT 27891; Medical Charged-Particle Radiation Therapy System Accelerator, Linear

Elekta, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

QUANTUM TTC BILIARY BALLOON DILATOR, REF QBD-8X3-E, Order Number G22766; used to dilate strictures of the biliary tree

Wilson-Cook Medical Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

PUMP 1103 HVAD (HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device) IMPLANT KIT, Model Number 1103

Heartware, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

Atrium Oasis Dry Suction Water Seal Chest Drain, Part Number: 3600-100, DRAIN, OASIS SINGLE W/AC, 3600 SINGLE COLLECTION.

Atrium Medical Corporation

FDA Devices Critical Dec 13, 2023

Infusomat Administration Sets as listed below: 362031 Infusomat Space Pump Set with Caresite Injection Site; 362032 15 drops/mL, priming volume: 22mL, length: 119in, SafeLine; 362033 UNIV. 15 DR PUMP SET, 1.2 FIL, 2 CRSITE; 362034 Priming volume: 19mL, length: 120in, SafeLine; 362035 INFUSOMAT SPACE PUMP IV SET; 362043 Priming volume: 39mL, length: 120in, SafeLine; 362050 15 drops/mL, priming volume: 26mL, length: 124in, SafeLine; 362420 SPACE

B. Braun Medical, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

STAT-Site M BHB Test Strips, used with STAT-SITE M Beta-HB Meter as an in vitro diagnostic for blood ketone values.

Stanbio Laboratory, LP

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

QUANTUM TTC BILIARY BALLOON DILATOR, REF QBD-10X3, Order Number G22657; used to dilate strictures of the biliary tree

Wilson-Cook Medical Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

Multi-Mode Stimulator, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

Liberty Medical Solutions, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

Atrium Firm PVC Thoracic Catheter 36FR Straight, part number 15036.

Atrium Medical Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

BIOFIRE Blood Culture Identification 2 (BCID2) Panel, REF: RFIT-ASY-0147, used with Maine Molecular Quality Controls, Inc (MMQCI) FilmArray BCID2 Control Panel M416, which is referenced in Quality Control Materials for use with BIOFIRE FILMARRAY and BIOFIRE SPOTFIRE Panels - FLM1-PRT-0251

BioFire Diagnostics, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

CooperSurgical H/S CATHETER SET FR 5 with Integated Stylet Model: 61-4005S For administering contrast media during Hysterosalpingography or Hysterosonography procedures to detect uterine pathology such as polyps, fibroids, adhesions or endometrial thickening, and/or patency of fallopian tubes

CooperSurgical, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

HVAD (HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device) STERILE IMPLANT KIT/IMPLANT KIT OUS, Model Number 1205

Heartware, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

PUMP 1104 HVAD (HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device) IMPLANT KIT EN JA, Model Number 1104JP

Heartware, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

Automated Impella Controller (AIC), product number 0042-040-US with software versions V8.4 and V8.4.1.

Abiomed, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

ProCuity bed series, model number 3009, item number: 3009PX-L-100.

Stryker Medical Division of Stryker Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

ProCuity bed series, model number 3009, item number: 3009PX-ZM-450.

Stryker Medical Division of Stryker Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

QUANTUM TTC BILIARY BALLOON DILATOR, REF QBD-8X3, Order Number G22656; used to dilate strictures of the biliary tree

Wilson-Cook Medical Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

CardioQuip Modular Cooler-Heater, Model:MCH-1000(m), Power: 115V-60hz,16A

CardioQuip, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

ProCurity bed series, model number 3009, item number: 3009PX-ZMX-600.

Stryker Medical Division of Stryker Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

ELEKTA LIMITED Elekta Synergy, REF MRT 8501, MRT 8511; Medical Charged-Particle Radiation Therapy System Accelerator, Linear

Elekta, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

NovoTHOR Gen 2.5 Regular whole body red light therapy bed, model S2183

Thor Photomedicine Ltd

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

Integra Cranial Access Kit-For access to the subarachnoid space or the lateral ventricles of the brain. Catalog Number: HITHSP04

Integra LifeSciences Corp.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

ProCuity bed series, model number 3009, item number: 3009PX-LEX-400.

Stryker Medical Division of Stryker Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

Monarch Platform REF MON-000005-01R, 100-240V- 50/60Hz 1440w

AURIS HEALTH INC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

EVO+VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens, REF: VICM5_13.2. Phakic Intraocular lens.

Staar Surgical Company

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

NovoTHOR Gen 2.0 whole body red light therapy bed, model S1176

Thor Photomedicine Ltd

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

EVO+VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens, REF: VICM5_12.6. Phakic Intraocular lens.

Staar Surgical Company

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

QUANTUM TTC BILIARY BALLOON DILATOR, REF QBD-10X3-E, Order Number G22667; used to dilate strictures of the biliary tree

Wilson-Cook Medical Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

ProCurity bed series, model number 3009, item number: 3009PX-ZX-450.

Stryker Medical Division of Stryker Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

DJO surgical EMPOWR Porous Knee System Empowr 3D Femur-Porous Coated SIZE 8 Left 3D MATRIX COATED REF 243-01-108 DJO surgical EMPOWR KNEE", PRESS FIT BP MINUS, 8L REF 353-03-108 For the treatment of patients who are candidates for knee arthroplasty per the Indication for use.

Encore Medical, LP

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

Freedom Boom models series: F110, F120, F130, F320, F330, F350, F410, and F420 with built in 42A Lightweight Spring Arm part numbers 42A-43L, 42A-43M, 42A-43H, and 42A-43S. Ceiling mounted utilities and equipment dispensing system.

IHB OPERATIONS B.V.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

ELEKTA LIMITED Precise Digital Accelerator, REF MRT 6001, MRT 6011; Medical Charged-Particle Radiation Therapy System Accelerator, Linear

Elekta, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

Integra¿ Cranial Access Kit-For access to the subarachnoid space or the lateral ventricles of the brain. Catalog Number: HITHSP06

Integra LifeSciences Corp.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

EVO+VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens, REF:VTICM5_13.7. Phakic Toric Intraocular lens.

Staar Surgical Company

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

HVAD (HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device) STERILE IMPLANT KIT, Model Number 1100

Heartware, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

PUMP 1104 HVAD (HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device) IMPLANT KIT, Model Number 1104

Heartware, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

Integra Cranial Access Kit -For access to the subarachnoid space or the lateral ventricles of the brain. Catalog Number: INS7270

Integra LifeSciences Corp.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

Integra Cranial Access Kit-For access to the subarachnoid space or the lateral ventricles of the brain. Catalog Number: INS7260

Integra LifeSciences Corp.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

EVO+VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens, REF: VTICM5_12.6. Phakic Toric Intraocular lens.

Staar Surgical Company

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

PUMP MCS1705PU HVAD (HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device) IMPLANT KIT US, Model Number MCS1705PU

Heartware, Inc.

FDA Devices Critical Dec 13, 2023

CARDIOHELP Emergency Drive, Part Numbers 701048002 and 701076205. The CARDIOHELP System is a blood oxygenation and carbon dioxide removal system.

Maquet Medical Systems USA

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

ProCuity bed series, model number 3009, item number: 3009PX-LE-450.

Stryker Medical Division of Stryker Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

EVO VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens, REF: VICMO12.1. Phakic Intraocular lens.

Staar Surgical Company

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 13, 2023

ProCurity bed series, model number 3009, item number: 3009PX-ZMX-450.

Stryker Medical Division of Stryker Corporation

What to do with this

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Data sources

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.