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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 · 2026-09-20

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.

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 2026-09-20. 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 2026-09-20.
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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

Newest first · Page 34 of 822

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

Product Name: Single Use 3-Lumen Sphincterotome V (Distal Wire guided) Model/Catalog Number: KD-VC411Q-0725; 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

FDA Devices Critical Feb 11, 2026

AXIOS Stent and Electrocautery-Enhanced Delivery System - 20mm x 10mm; Material Number (UPN): M00553660;

Boston Scientific Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

PRIMSAFLEX M100 SET, Product Code 106697; Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System

VANTIVE US HEALTHCARE LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

Focalyx Fusion

Focalyx Technologies, LLC.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

PRISMAFLEX ST100 SET US, Product Code 107636US; Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System

VANTIVE US HEALTHCARE LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

OXIRIS SET, Product Code 112016; Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System

VANTIVE US HEALTHCARE LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

Vivoo Protein Test

Changchun Wancheng Bio-Electron Co., Ltd.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

FDR Visionary Suite; Model Number: CH-200; Version: (1) 566-16130-23, (2) 566-16130-31, (3)

FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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

FDA Devices Critical Feb 11, 2026

*HOT AXIOS Stent and Electrocautery-Enhanced Delivery System 20mm x 10mm; Material Number (UPN): M00553560;

Boston Scientific Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

PRISMAFLEX M150 SET, Product Code 109990; Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System

VANTIVE US HEALTHCARE LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

Vortex Surgical TID Pharos Illuminated Depressor, VS0801B

Vortex Surgical Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

Vortex Surgical I2 Injection Kit, VS0500

Vortex Surgical Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

Vortex Surgical 25GA Backflush, VS0270.25; 25GA Backflush Retractable, VS0275.27

Vortex Surgical Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

PRISMAFLEX TPE2000 SET, Product Code 114093; Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System

VANTIVE US HEALTHCARE LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

PRISMAFLEX HF1000 SET, Product Code 107140; Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System

VANTIVE US HEALTHCARE LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

NAEOTOM Alpha.Pro Software applications: syngo.CT Brain Quantification syngo.CT Vessel Hyperdensities syngo.CT ASPECTS

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

EMPOWR 3D Knee Tibial Insert 5R 14MM, VE, REF: 342-14-705

Encore Medical, LP

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

SOMATOM X.ceed Software applications: syngo.CT Brain Quantification syngo.CT Vessel Hyperdensities syngo.CT ASPECTS

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

FDA Devices Critical Feb 11, 2026

AXIOS Stent and Electrocautery-Enhanced Delivery System - 6mm x 8mm; Material Number (UPN): M00553680;

Boston Scientific Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

PRISMAFLEX ST150 SET US, Product Code 107640US; Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System

VANTIVE US HEALTHCARE LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

S. Typhi/Para Typhi A Antigen

Changchun Wancheng Bio-Electron Co., Ltd.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

Vortex Surgical 25GA I.D.D. Internal Delivery Device, VS0250.25

Vortex Surgical Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED PERIP SCREW 5.0MMX18MM NON STERILE, catalog number DWJ318

Tornier, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

NAEOTOM Alpha Software applications: syngo.CT Brain Quantification syngo.CT Vessel Hyperdensities syngo.CT ASPECTS

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

Tecfen Retractable Membrane Polisher, QTPR1267-23

Vortex Surgical Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2026

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

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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.