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 · 2026-09-20
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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Olympus Corporation of the Americas
AXIOS Stent and Electrocautery-Enhanced Delivery System - 20mm x 10mm; Material Number (UPN): M00553660;
Boston Scientific Corporation
Product Name: Disposable Triple Lumen Sphincterotome Model/Catalog Number: KD-411Q-0730 Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope and guidewire for papillotomy using high-frequency current.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
PRIMSAFLEX M100 SET, Product Code 106697; Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System
VANTIVE US HEALTHCARE LLC
Product Name: Single Use 3-Lumen Sphincterotome V (Distal Wire guided) Model/Catalog Number: KD-VC411Q-0720; Software Version: N/A Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope and guidewire for papillotomy using high-frequency current.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Focalyx Fusion
Focalyx Technologies, LLC.
PRISMAFLEX ST100 SET US, Product Code 107636US; Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System
VANTIVE US HEALTHCARE LLC
Product Name: Single Use 3-Lumen Sphincterotome V Model/Catalog Number: KD-V431M-0720; Software Version: N/A Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope and guidewire for papillotomy using high-frequency current.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
OXIRIS SET, Product Code 112016; Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System
VANTIVE US HEALTHCARE LLC
Vortex Surgical 1. 23GA Laser Probe Curved Cat No. VS0120.23 2. 25GA Laser Probe Curved Cat No. VS0120.25 3. 25GA Laser Probe Flex-Tip Cat No. VS0130.25 4. 25GA Laser Probe Illuminated Curved Cat No. VS0125.25B 5. 25GA Laser Probe MaxReach Cat No. VS0140.25 6. 25GA Laser Probe Straight Cat No. VS0110.25
Vortex Surgical Inc.
Vivoo Protein Test
Changchun Wancheng Bio-Electron Co., Ltd.
FDR Visionary Suite; Model Number: CH-200; Version: (1) 566-16130-23, (2) 566-16130-31, (3)
FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation
Product Name: Single Use 3-Lumen Sphincterotome V (Distal Wire guided) Model/Catalog Number: KD-VC431Q-0730; Software Version: N/A Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope and guidewire for papillotomy using high-frequency current.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
*HOT AXIOS Stent and Electrocautery-Enhanced Delivery System 20mm x 10mm; Material Number (UPN): M00553560;
Boston Scientific Corporation
PRISMAFLEX M150 SET, Product Code 109990; Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System
VANTIVE US HEALTHCARE LLC
Vortex Surgical TID Pharos Illuminated Depressor, VS0801B
Vortex Surgical Inc.
Product Name: Disposable Triple Lumen Sphincterotome Model/Catalog Number: KD-411Q-0720 Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope and guidewire for papillotomy using high-frequency current.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Brand Name: CleverCut Product Name: Single Use 3-Lumen Sphincterotome V Model/Catalog Number: KD-V411M-0320; Software Version: N/A Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope and guidewire for papillotomy using high-frequency current.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Vortex Surgical I2 Injection Kit, VS0500
Vortex Surgical Inc.
Product Name: Single Use 3-Lumen Sphincterotome V (Distal Wire guided) Model/Catalog Number:KD-VC433Q-0730; Software Version: N/A Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope and guidewire for papillotomy using high-frequency current.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Vortex Surgical 25GA Backflush, VS0270.25; 25GA Backflush Retractable, VS0275.27
Vortex Surgical Inc.
PRISMAFLEX TPE2000 SET, Product Code 114093; Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System
VANTIVE US HEALTHCARE LLC
Product Name: Single Use 3-Lumen Sphincterotome V Model/Catalog Number: KD-V411M-0730; Software Version: N/A Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope and guidewire for papillotomy using high-frequency current.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
PRISMAFLEX HF1000 SET, Product Code 107140; Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System
VANTIVE US HEALTHCARE LLC
NAEOTOM Alpha.Pro Software applications: syngo.CT Brain Quantification syngo.CT Vessel Hyperdensities syngo.CT ASPECTS
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
EMPOWR 3D Knee Tibial Insert 5R 14MM, VE, REF: 342-14-705
Encore Medical, LP
LotFancy Urinary Tract Infection Urine (UTI) Test Strips; PALINOIA UTI-10 PARAMETER REAGENT STRIPS; Vaunn Medical 8-in-1 Urinalysis Reagent Strip; JNW Direct 4-in-1 UTl Urinalysis Test Strips; Urinify STRENGTH; Urinify ESSENTIAL, Urinify Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Changchun Wancheng Bio-Electron Co., Ltd.
Product Name: Single Use 3-Lumen Sphincterotome V (Distal Wire guided) Model/Catalog Number: KD-VC411Q-0320; Software Version: N/A Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope and guidewire for papillotomy using high-frequency current.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
SOMATOM X.ceed Software applications: syngo.CT Brain Quantification syngo.CT Vessel Hyperdensities syngo.CT ASPECTS
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
AXIOS Stent and Electrocautery-Enhanced Delivery System - 6mm x 8mm; Material Number (UPN): M00553680;
Boston Scientific Corporation
Brand Name: Single Use Electrosurgical Knife Product Name: Olympus Single Use Electrosurgical Knife KD-640L Model/Catalog Number: KD640-L Product Description: An electrosurgical device consisting of a handpiece with mechanical and/or electrical controls, and a monopolar electrode, intended to deliver a current from a system generator directly to tissues for cutting/coagulation/ablation during endoscopic (including laparoscopic, arthroscopic) surgery.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Product Name: Single Use 3-Lumen Sphincterotome V (Distal Wire guided) Model/Catalog Number: KD-VC411Q-0730; Software Version: N/A Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope and guidewire for papillotomy using high-frequency current.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Product Name: Single Use 3-Lumen Sphincterotome V Model/Catalog Number: KD-V411M-3030 Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope and guidewire for papillotomy using high-frequency current.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
PRISMAFLEX ST150 SET US, Product Code 107640US; Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System
VANTIVE US HEALTHCARE LLC
Brand Name: Single Use Electrosurgical Knife KD-645 Product Name: Olympus Single Use Electrosurgical Knife KD-645 Model/Catalog Number: KD-645L Product Description: An electrosurgical device consisting of a handpiece with mechanical and/or electrical controls, and a monopolar electrode, intended to deliver a current from a system generator directly to tissues for cutting/coagulation/ablation during endoscopic (including laparoscopic, arthroscopic) surgery.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Product Name: Lumipulse G pTau217/B-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma Ratio Model/Catalog Number: CL0073 Software Version: Not Applicable Product Description: Lumipulse G pTau217/¿-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma Ratio is an in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test that combines the test results of the Lumipulse G pTau 217 Plasma assay and the Lumipulse G ¿-Amyloid 1-42-N Plasma assay from the same patient specimen (K2EDTA plasma sample) into a numerical ratio. The Lumipulse G pTau 217/¿-Amyloid 1-42 Plasma Ratio Instructions F
Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc.
Product Name: Single Use 3-Lumen Sphincterotome V Model/Catalog Number: KD-V411M-3020 Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope and guidewire for papillotomy using high-frequency current.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Product Name: Lumipulse ¿-Amyloid Plasma Controls Model/Catalog Number: 81559 Software Version: Not Applicable Product Description: Lumipulse ¿-Amyloid Plasma Controls: This quality control product can be used as an objective judgement of the laboratory s procedures and personnel techniques when analyzing ¿-amyloid1-42 in K2EDTA plasma on the LUMIPULSE G System. It is a valuable tool to assess good laboratory practices. Two levels of control are available to compare observations with expecte
Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc.
Oertli 1. 23G Laser Probe OS4 Flex-Tip VK401113 2. 23G Laser Probe OS4 Illuminated Flex-Tip VK401213 3. 23G Laser Probe OS4 Intuitive Exendable VK401323 4. 25G Laser Probe OS4 Flex-Tip VK401115 5. 25G Laser Probe OS4 Illuminated Flex-Tip VK401215 6. 25G Laser Probe OS4 Intuitive Exendable VK401325 7. 27G Laser Probe OS4 Intuitive Exendable VK401327
Vortex Surgical Inc.
MiniMed 780G Insulin Pump Catalog Numbers: MMT-1884 MMT-1886 With Software Version 6.60 The MiniMed 780G insulin pump is indicated for use by patients age 7-80 years with Type 1 diabetes, whose total daily dose of insulin is 8 units per day or more. The MiniMed 780G system is intended for continuous delivery of basal insulin at selectable rates, and the administration of insulin boluses at selectable amounts for the management of type 1 diabetes mellitus in persons seven years of age and o
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
S. Typhi/Para Typhi A Antigen
Changchun Wancheng Bio-Electron Co., Ltd.
Vortex Surgical 25GA I.D.D. Internal Delivery Device, VS0250.25
Vortex Surgical Inc.
Product Name: Single Use 3-Lumen Sphincterotome V Model/Catalog Number: KD-V431M-0730; Software Version: N/A Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope and guidewire for papillotomy using high-frequency current.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Product Name: Single Use 3-Lumen Sphincterotome V (Distal Wire guided) Model/Catalog Number: KD-VC411Q-0330; Software Version: N/A Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope and guidewire for papillotomy using high-frequency current.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Product Name: Lumipulse G ¿-Amyloid 1-42-N Plasma Immunoreaction Cartridges Model/Catalog Number: 235447 Software Version: Not Applicable Product Description: Lumipulse G ¿-Amyloid 1-42-N Plasma Immunoreaction Cartridges (IRC): Lumipulse G ¿-Amyloid 1-42-N Plasma is an assay system, including a set of immunoassay reagents (Lumipulse G ¿-Amyloid 1-42-N Plasma IRC), for the quantitative measurement of ¿-Amyloid 1-42 in K2EDTA plasma specimens based on chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay (CLEI
Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc.
TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED PERIP SCREW 5.0MMX18MM NON STERILE, catalog number DWJ318
Tornier, Inc
NAEOTOM Alpha Software applications: syngo.CT Brain Quantification syngo.CT Vessel Hyperdensities syngo.CT ASPECTS
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Tecfen Retractable Membrane Polisher, QTPR1267-23
Vortex Surgical Inc.
The Girlfriend Doctor Dr. Anna Cabeca Keto-pH-Uric Acid Test Strips; URIMED Urinalysis Reagent Strips URS-5, Rapid UTI Test Includes Ketones: Leukocytes, Nitrite, pH, Ketone, Protein; Vivoo Ketone Test
Changchun Wancheng Bio-Electron Co., Ltd.
Brand Name: Disposable Triple Lumen Sphincterotome Product Name: Disposable Triple Lumen Sphincterotome Model/Catalog Number: KD-401Q-0320 Product Description: These instruments have been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope and guidewire for papillotomy using high-frequency current.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
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.