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 · 2026-10-01
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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Surgical convenience kits labeled as: MEDLINE PAIN TRAY, Reorder Number DYNJRA1122A
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
EVIS EXERA III Colonovideoscope-For endoscopy and endoscopic surgery within the lower digestive tract (including the anus, rectum, sigmoid colon, colon, and ileocecal valve) Model/Serial: CF-Q180AL
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
SIEMENS Biograph mCT: a) Flow 64-4R Seismic, b) S(40)-3R Seismic, c) S(64)-3R Seismic, d) S(40)-4R Seismic, e) S(64)-4R Seismic, f) S(20)-3R Mobile
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
SIEMENS Biograph Vision: a) 450, b) 600, c) 600 Edge
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
HydroPICC 4Fr Single Lumen, 130cm Guidewire - Basic Kit, Model Number 80001001
Access Vascular, Inc
Surgical convenience kits labeled as: a) CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS CENTRAL LINE DRESSING CHANGE K, Reorder Number DT21400; b) CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS CUSTOM PORT ACCESS KIT, Reorder Number DT22255; c) MEDLINE CVC DRESSING CHANGE KIT, Reorder Number DYNDC1022GB,
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Surgical convenience kits labeled as: a) MEDLINE GENERAL UTILITY, Reorder Number DYNDA2524 b) CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS DIALYSIS ON/OFF BUNDLE, Reorder Number DT22705A c) CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS ULTRASOUND PIV BUNDLE, Reorder Number IV8635D d) CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS CUTDOWN TRAY, Reorder Number MNS12595
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Surgical convenience kits labeled as: a) CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS CHEST TUBE INSERTION TRAY, Reorder Number CVI2105; b) CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS VASECTOMY KIT, Reorder Number MNS11975; c) CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS LACERATION TRAY, Reorder Number SUT11670; d) CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS LACERATION TRAY, Reorder Number SUT12060; e) CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS LACERATION TRAY, Reorder Number SUT14705; f) CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS LACERATION TRAY, Reorder Number SUT17190; g) CENTUR
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Surgical convenience kits labeled as: CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS TRACHEOSTOMY TRAY, Reorder Number TC7470
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Surgical convenience kits labeled as: CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS CIRCUMCISION TRAY, Reorder Number CIT3345
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Surgical convenience kits labeled as: MEDLINE ANGIO PORT KIT W/HIGH GRADE IN, Reorder Number DYNDC2691
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
SIEMENS Biograph Horizon 3R Mobile; System, Tomography, Computed, Emission
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Surgical convenience kits labeled as: CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS IR INSTRUMENT TRAY, Reorder Number SUT10675
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Surgical convenience kits labeled as: MEDLINE LCPH LAB DRAW KIT, Reorder Number DYNDH1641A
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
iTotal Identity Impactor Handle, Model No. 1080-212/ED-07827 REV AE
Conformis, Inc.
Surgical convenience kits labeled as: a) MEDLINE HAND PACK, Reorder Number DYNJ67850; b) MEDLINE SHOULDER SUSPENSION II-LF, Reorder Number DYNJSHOULDER2; c) MEDLINE TRAY BONE MARRO ASC LTX SAFE, Reorder Number P429589A; d) MEDLINE LUMBAR TRAY, Reorder Number SPEC0177; e) CENTURION MEDICAL PRODUCTS LUMBAR PUNCTURE KIT, Reorder Number PT235A
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Surgical convenience kits labeled as: MEDLINE PLASTICS/PEDS KIT, Reorder Number DYNDA2489
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Surgical convenience kits labeled as: MEDLINE SHOULDER SUSPENSION I-LF, Reorder Number DYNJSHOULDER
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Orthex Large Bone Shoulder Bolt, model no. AS-17
OrthoPediatrics Corp
EVOLUTION MP Tibial Bases, Size 2+ LEFT, REF ETPKN2PL, knee tibial base
MicroPort Orthopedics Inc.
Surgical convenience kits labeled as: a) MEDLINE PERF. ASSOC. CUT DOWN TRAY, Reorder Number BM17BAD; b) MEDLINE ARM/MINOR DRAPE CSTM, Reorder Number DYNJCD0063
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Skinny Dipped Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Cashews, 3.5 oz, packaged in flexible plastic pouches inside cardboard cases. Ingredients: Cashews, Dark Chocolate (Unsweetened Chocolate Processed with Alkali, Cane Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Milk Fat, Sunflower Lecithin, Vanilla), White Chocolate (Cane Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Milk, Sunflower Lecithin, Vanilla), Caramel Powder (Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Evaporated Milk, Butter, Salt, Vanilla, Soy Lecithin), Maple Sugar, Sea Salt, Canola Oil. CONTAINS: CASHEWS, MIL
SKINNY DIPPED
Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. BREAST AUGMENTATION b. BREAST REDUCTION CDS c. CUH ABDOMINOPLASTY CDS d. ACH PLASTICS BREAST-LF e. NE BREAST RECON CDS f. PLASTIC SURGERY CDS g. MINOR PLASTIC CDS h. GROTH BREAST CDS i. BREAST ABD j. MINOR/U-BAR CDS-LF k. PLASTIC BREAST CDS-LF l. BREAST-HERNIA-PORT CDS-LF m. DAY SURG PLASTIC CDS n. PLASTIC SURGERY PACK o. PLASTIC PACK-LF p. PLASTIC-GENERAL SURGERY PACK q. PLASTIC PACK-LF r. ABDOMINOPLASTY/BREAST s. PLAS
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Precision Delivery Set with Filter, REF: PD06F; and Precision Delivery Set with Trifurcated Luer, REF: PDT05CV2
Quest Medical, Inc.
UNIVERSAL CORE DR RUNNELS PACK. Sterile Procedural Tray
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: AMBULATORY MINI PACK
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. EAR CDS-LF b. SINUS CDS-1 c. ZALE FESS CDS d. ZALE OTOLOGY CDS e. ZALE HEAD & NECK CDS f. CUH PARA/THYROIDECTOMY CDS g. CAM ENDOSCOPIC SINUS/SEPTO CDS h. HEAD AND NECK CDS i. HEAD AND NECK CDS-LF j. NASAL k. ENT SET UP CDS l. MINOR ENT SINUS PACK-LF m. MAJOR EAR PACK-LF n. THORACOTOMY HARPER PACK-LF o. FESS NSR PACK-LF p. ENT BASIC PACK-LF q. HEAD & NECK-LF r. ENT PACK-LF s. SINOSCOPY-LF t. MAJOR HEAD/NECK PACK-LF u. NECK PACK v. HEAD & NEC
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. C-SECTION OR 30 CDS b. C-SECTION CDS c. C-SECTION CDS d. C-SECTION CDS e. MAJOR ORTHO CDS-LF f. C-SECTION CDS g. C-SECTION CDS h. C-SECTION PROCEDURE i. C-SECTION CDS-LF j. C-SECTION CDS k. C-SECTION CDS l. C-SECTION m. C-SECTION CDS n. C-SECTION PACK-LF o. C-SECTION PACK-LF p. C-SECTION PACK-LF q. C-SECTION PACK-LF r. C-BIRTH PACK-LF s. C SECTION PACK-LF t. C-SECTION PACK-LF u. C SECTION PACK-LF v. C-SECTION PACK-L
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. EP LAB PACEMAKER PACK b. OPEN HEART CDS c. OPEN HEART CDS d. AAA CDS e. OPEN HEART CDS f. PACEMAKER CDS g. HEART CDS h. VALVE PACK i. OPEN HEART CDS-3 j. OPEN HEART PACK k. OPEN HEART PACK l. OPEN HEART ADULT m. OPEN HEART CDS PART A n. GLENNON OPEN HEART CDS o. OPEN HEART CDS p. MEMORIAL MED CTR BYPASS q. OPEN HEART PEDS r. OPEN HEART CDS-4 s. OPEN HEART t. CAB CDS u. VASCULAR CDS v. VALVE CDS w. OPEN HEART PACK-LF x. VASCULAR CDS-LF y. OP
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
HIGH V+ Spinal Cement System REF T040321K
TEKNIMED SAS
Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. CELEBRATION ROBOTIC CDS b. DAVINCI CDS UCC-LF c. ROBOTICS PACK-LF d. ROBOTICS PACK-LF e. ROBOTIC PACK f. PELVISCOPY PACK-LF g. CUSTOM LITHOTOMY ROBOT PACK h. PERI GYN PACK i. ROBOTICS PACK j. LAP HYSTO PACK k. PK, ROBOTICS-ACCESSORY l. OBS PACK m. LAPAROSCOPY/D&C PACK n. PERI GYN RECTAL PACK o. TVT p. DAVINCI DT-LF q. ROBOTICS SI
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. LAPAROTOMY CDS-LF b. LAPAROSCOPY CDS-LF c. BASIC LAPAROSCOPY CDS d. LAPAROSCOPY CDS-LF e. GENERAL LAPAROSCOPY PROCEDURE f. LAP CHOLE CDS g. COLO-RECTAL CDS-LF h. MAJOR PROCEDURE-LF i. HYPOSPADIUS CDS j. LAPAROSCOPY-GENERAL k. LAP CHOLE CDS l. GENERAL LAPAROSCOPY CDS m. MINOR PROCEDURE CDS n. MAJOR CDS o. HERNIA CDS p. MINOR CDS q. MAJOR PROCEDURE CDS r. LAP GASTRIC BYPASS CDS UCC s. GENERAL LAPAROSCOPY CDS t. LAP CHOLE CDS u. CUH MAJOR PROC
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
LOCAL PACK. Sterile Procedural Tray.
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. RHINOPLASTY PACK b. OSC OTOLOGY PACK-LF c. RHYZOTOMY
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
WishBone Medical Smart Correction Dual Joint Express Struts, external skeleton fixation device Type Part Number XXS 10-702-080095-0 XS 10-702-095115-0 Short 10-702-115150-0 Medium 10-702-140200 Long 10-702-190300-0
Wishbone Medical, Inc.
FEMORAL ARTERY PACK-LF. Sterile Procedural Tray
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. BASIC EYE PACK-LF b. VITRECTOMY PACK-LF c. EYE PACK-EAST-LF d. OSC OCULAR PLASTIC PACK-LF e. EYE PACK f. OCULOPLASTIC PACK g. EYE PLASTIC PACK h. PLASTIC EYE PACK i. DR H BLEPH PACK j. BLEPH PACK k. OPHTHALMOLOGY PACK l. OCULOPLASTIC PACK m. BLEPH PACK n. EYE PACK o. OCULAR PLASTIC PACK p. OCULOPLASTIC PACK
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. UNIVERSAL PLASTIC b. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY PACK
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
The Covera Vascular Covered Stent is a flexible, self-expanding endoprothesis comprised of ePTFE encapsulating a nitinol stent framework. The inner lumen of the covered stent is carbon impregnated.
Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc
FLUIDSHIELD 3 Fog-Free Procedure Mask with SO SOFT Lining and SO SOFT Earloops, Orange, WrapAround Visor Product Code 47147
Owens & Minor Distribution, Inc.
Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. MAJOR CDS-LF b. BURN PACK-LF c. BURN PACK d. SMALL BURN
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: MINOR BASIC PACK-LF
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
NuVasive MD Pulse III Multimodality System REF 1881500 Pulse Software version 369-BL.US and 369-BLN.US
NuVasive Inc
GE Nuclear Medicine 600/800 series systems, specifically: a) BRIVO B615 3/8 inch DHP BJG NR, b) BRIVO 615 3/8 inch, c) BRIVO B615 3/8 inch DHP BJG NR, d) B615 with new rotor, e) BRIVO B615 3/8 inch BJG, f) BRIVO B615 3/8 inch DHP BJG NR, g) B615 with new rotor; Emission Computed Tomography System
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS ISRAEL, FUNCTIONAL IMAGING
RipCord Syndesmosis Button, REF: STA001K
TriMed Inc.
Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. ORAL SURGERY PACK-LF b. EXTRACTION PACK c. ORAL SURGERY PACK d. DENTAL MINOR PACK e. ORAL
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. GYN ABD CDS b. LAVH PROCEDURE c. TAH CDS d. CUH LITHOTOMY CDS e. LAVH CDS f. GROTH VAGINAL CDS g. MAJOR LITHOTOMY h. MAJOR VAGINAL HARPER PACK-LF i. VAG. HYST TRAY-LF j. VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY PACK-LF k. HYSTERECTOMY PACK-LF l. HYSTERECTOMY PACK m. MAJOR ABD PROCEDURE PACK-LF n. GYN PACK o. BLADDER SLING PACK p. PERI/GYN PACK-RFD q. ROBOT HYSTERECTOMY r. VAG HYST s. GYN MAJOR PACK t. VAGINAL HYSTER PROCEDURE u. TLH PAC
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
GE Nuclear Medicine 600/800 series systems, specifically: a) 830, b) 830 / Dismount, c) 830 /, d) 830 / 5842894-20, e) 830 / Dismount / 50HZ, f) 830 / Dismount / 60HZ, g) 830 3/8 inch Detector, h) 830 BJ, i) 830 BJ / 5144407, j) 830 BJ / Dismount, k) 830 ES DEM, l) 830 NM Cyber Defense Configuration Gantry 3/8 inch, m) 830 NM Gantry 3/8 inch, n) 830 NM Gantry 5/8 inch, o) 870 DR NM GANTRY FINAL - NEW ROTOR, p) B615 to D630 UPG, q) D630 NM GANTRY, r) D630 NM GANTRY 3/8 inch WIT
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS ISRAEL, FUNCTIONAL IMAGING
Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. WOUND CLOSURE TRAY b. WOUND PACK
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
GE Nuclear Medicine 600/800 series systems, specifically: a) 870 CZT O540+ Gantry 7.25mm, b) D670 CZT Gantry 7.25mm, c) DISCOV NM/CT 870 CZT, d) Discovery NMCT 670 CZT O540+, e) NM/CT 870 CZT CYBER DEFENCE, f) NM/CT 870 CZT O540, g) NM/CT 870 CZT WSO, h) NM/CT 870 CZT, i) NM/CT 870 CZT O540+ 7.25MM; Emission Computed Tomography System
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS ISRAEL, FUNCTIONAL IMAGING
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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.