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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M5 Corpus Power Wheelchair REF,120032
Permobil Inc
Pack Angiography NCMC 3/Cs BANNER, REF: NCAG62I, containing Medline Namic Angiographic Star Off Handle Manifolds
Medical Action Industries, Inc. 306
AMS ALIGNED MEDICAL SOLUTIONS medical convenience kits labeled as: 1) Dr Fred Chiu Single Shot Epi Tray - Rx, Part Number AMS1095(E ; 2) Single Shot Epidural Tray - RX, Part Number AMS11296A; 3) Nerve Block Tray - RX, Part Number AMS11314A; 4) Epidural Tray - RX, Part Number AMS11910A; 5) Nerve Block Tray - RX, Part Number AMS12171; 6) Single Shot Epidural Tray - RX, Part Number AMS12219A; 7) Universal Block Tray - RX, Part Number AMS12381B.
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
AMS ALIGNED MEDICAL SOLUTIONS medical convenience kits labeled as: Angio Pack - RX, Part Number AMS9461
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
AMS ALIGNED MEDICAL SOLUTIONS medical convenience kits labeled as: 1) Laminectomy Pack, Pack Number AMS13574A; 2) ACDF/Fusion Pack, Pack Number AMS14710B; 3) Spine Pack, Pack Number AMS14991A; 4) Spine Pack, Pack Number AMS14991B; 5) Spinal Pack, Pack Number AMS16278; 6) Spine Pack, Pack Number AMS16499; 7) Spine Pack, Pack Number AMS16709; 8) Lumbar Spine Pack, Pack Number AMS17336; 9) Laminectomy Pack, Pack Number AMS17945; 10) Anterior Cervical Pack, Pack Number AMS17946;
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
GEM Premier 5000 with IQM2 Model/Catalog Number: 00024019255 and GEM Premier 7000 with iQM3 Model/Catalog Number: 00000015279 Portable blood analyzer system. Affected Accessory: Bar Code Reader (BCR) Wand Part No. 00024015859
Instrumentation Laboratory
EOPA Elongated One-Piece Arterial Cannula BLUNT 22FR, intended for use with cardiopulmonary bypass as an arterial return cannula, Model Number 77522
Medtronic Perfusion Systems
Stryker Hoffmann II Connecting Rod Micro 3 x 60mm. Catalog Number: 50796060.
Stryker GmbH
L-Cath PICC S/L Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter: 26ga (1.9F) 0.60mm x 30cm, REF: 384539; 18ga (3.5F) 1.15mm x 60cm, REF: 384464; Basic Kit 28GA (1.2F) x 25cm 1 Lumen), REF: 384516; 20ga (3F) 1.00mm x 60cm, REF: 384463
Argon Medical Devices, Inc
Brand Name: GEM Premier 5000 Product Name: GEM Premier 5000 Model/Catalog Number: 00024019255 Portable blood analyzer system
Instrumentation Laboratory
FARADRIVE STEERABLE SHEATH CLEAR, used to facilitate access to the vasculature and into the chambers of the heart, Material Number 21M402, IFU Reference Number LBL1062
Boston Scientific Corporation
FARASTAR Ablation Generator EU, Pulsed Field Ablation Generator, Product ID 61M401; Percutaneous Cardiac Ablation Catheter
Boston Scientific Corporation
Halyard STANDARD LINE INSERTION PACK. Model/Catalog Number: PVHM234-01. Convenience kit.
AVID Medical, Inc.
Penumbra System RED 68 Reperfusion Catheter REF: RED68KIT
Penumbra, Inc.
SafeOp Patient Interface, REF: AIX11240, part of SafeOp 3: Neural Informatix System
Alphatec Spine, Inc.
MiniMed Go App, Model: MMT-8600 (iOS), MMT-8601 (Android)
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
FARASTAR Ablation Generator EU, Pulsed Field Ablation Generator, Product ID 61M401; Percutaneous Cardiac Ablation Catheter
Boston Scientific Corporation
MEDLINE medical procedure convenience kit labeled as: 1) TOTAL KNEE-LF, Medline kit SKU CDSOPT590T; 2) TOTAL KNEE-LF, Medline kit SKU CDSOPT590U; 3) TOTAL KNEE CDS, Medline kit SKU CDS983930J; 4) HIP CDS-LF, Medline kit SKU CDS984556L; 5) HIP CDS-LF, Medline kit SKU CDS984556M; 6) TOTAL KNEE PACK, Medline kit SKU DYNJ905162Q.
Medline Industries, LP
Hotline Fluid Warming Set, single use device, is designed to warm blood and intravenous fluids and deliver them to the patient's intravenous access site at normothermic temperatures under gravity flow conditions, List Number L-70
ICU Medical Inc.
Flexible Hystero-Fiberscope Kits REF: 11264BBU1, 11264BBUK1, that contain expired Single Use Endoscopic Seal: GYN, REF: 26153EAU/1.
Karl Storz Endoscopy
Medline convenience kits containing Bard¿ Silastic¿ Foley Catheters (French sizes 16, 18, 20) 5cc balloons. ROBOTIC CDS980523M
Medline Industries, LP
FARASTAR Pulsed Field Ablation Generator, Product ID M004PFCE61M401; Percutaneous Cardiac Ablation Catheter
Boston Scientific Corporation
Power F2 Powered Fastening System, Product No. 0567091 Powered fastening system intended for professional use only. Designed to load, unload, and secure a compatible wheeled stretcher inside a ground-based ambulance. Item no. 0567091
Ferno-Washington Inc
Medline convenience kits containing Bard¿ Silastic¿ Foley Catheters (French sizes 16, 18, 20) 5cc balloons. UROLOGY ROBOTIC PROCEDURE PACK DYNJ0945779U
Medline Industries, LP
Medline medical convenience kits labeled as: 1) SHOULDER PACK, Medline Kit SKU DYNJ39590O; 2) SHOULDER PACK, Medline Kit SKU DYNJ88566; 3) MAJOR ORTHO KIT, Medline Kit SKU DYNJ911535.
Medline Industries, LP
Medline convenience kits containing Bard¿ Silastic¿ Foley Catheters (French sizes 16, 18, 20) 5cc balloons. KIT ROBOTICS UROLOGY PROSTATE DYKMBNDL116I
Medline Industries, LP
Medline medical convenience kits labeled as: 1) TOTAL JOINT PACK Medline Kit SKU DYNJ65065A: 2) EXTREMITY/FOOT PACK Medline Kit SKU DYNJ65066B: 3) ANTERIOR CERVICAL-SMH Medline Kit SKU DYNJ907718B: 4) LAMINECTOMY-SMH Medline Kit SKU DYNJ907732C: 5) KYPHOPLASTY Medline Kit SKU DYNJ907984C: 6) LUMBAR LAMINECTOMY Medline Kit SKU DYNJ907987D: 7) KYPHOPLASTY TRAY Medline Kit SKU DYNJ908413C: 8) CRANIOTOMY Medline Kit SKU DYNJ910626: 9) NEURO SPINE Medline Kit SKU DYNJ910639.
Medline Industries, LP
Ventriculostomy Kit, REF: 46154
Medtronic Neurosurgery
Pipeline Flex Embolization Device with Shield Technology, 3.00 mm x 20 mm 027 REF PED2-300-20. Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter
Micro Therapeutics, Inc.
FARASTAR PFA Generator, Product ID M004PFCE61M460; Percutaneous Cardiac Ablation Catheter
Boston Scientific Corporation
P28 PHANTON INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL SYSTEM, Phantom Hindfoot TTC/TC Ball Tipped Guide Rod, SIZE: 0.30 mm, LENGTH: 800 mmm, ITem number P31-955-1800-S; provides stabilization of the hindfoot and ankle.
Paragon 28, Inc.
MEDLINE ANTERIOR HIP, Medline Kit SKU DYNJ909640G
Medline Industries, LP
Medline convenience kits containing Bard¿ Silastic¿ Foley Catheters (French sizes 16, 18, 20) 5cc balloons. KIT ROBOTICS UROLOGY PROSTATE DYKMBNDL116G
Medline Industries, LP
The intended use is to be paired with a weapon for aiming purposes.
Wilcox Industries Corp.
Halyard EYE PACK. Model/Catalog Number: LVEY27 Convenience kit.
AVID Medical, Inc.
SnapshotGLO Wound Imaging Device, Model KB100, KB100AA.
KENT IMAGING, INC.
MEDLINE convenience kits labeled as: 1) C-SECTION, Medline SKU DYNJ910835; 2) C-SECTION, Medline SKU DYNJ910835A; medical convenience kits
Medline Industries, LP
Medline convenience kits containing Bard¿ Silastic¿ Foley Catheters (French sizes 16, 18, 20) 5cc balloons. NON MB DAVINCI LITHOTOMY SM PK DYNJT6105
Medline Industries, LP
Medline medical convenience kits labeled as: 1) KIT PEDIATRIC OPEN HEART MOSES, Medline Kit SKU DYNJ910103B; 2) BASIC HEART CDS, Medline Kit SKU DYNJ910961A.
Medline Industries, LP
Medline convenience kits containing Bard¿ Silastic¿ Foley Catheters (French sizes 16, 18, 20) 5cc balloons. DAVINCI PROSTATE PACK DYNJ68477L DYNJ68477M
Medline Industries, LP
Pipeline Flex Embolization Device with Shield Technology, 3.00 mm x 12 mm 027 REF PED2-300-12. Intracranial aneurysm flow diverter
Micro Therapeutics, Inc.
Medline convenience kits containing Bard¿ Silastic¿ Foley Catheters (French sizes 16, 18, 20) 5cc balloons. RR-DAVINCI PROSTATE ACCESSORY DYNJ63392F
Medline Industries, LP
MEDLINE medical procedure convenience kit labeled as: HIP CDS-LF, Medline kit SKU CDS984556N
Medline Industries, LP
Olympus High Flow Insufflation Unit - UHI-4. Model Number: UHI-4
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Medline convenience kits containing Bard¿ Silastic¿ Foley Catheters (French sizes 16, 18, 20) 5cc balloons. SM-LAPAROSCOPIC PROSTATE PAC DYNJ61206J
Medline Industries, LP
Boston Scientific TheraSphere 360 Y-90 Management Platform, Model Number M00139509001; Radiological Image Processing System.
Boston Scientific Corporation
Medline convenience kits containing Bard¿ Silastic¿ Foley Catheters (French sizes 16, 18, 20) 5cc balloons. PROSTATE ROBOTIC DYNJ901822B
Medline Industries, LP
Emano Flow with software version v2.0.0 GS1 GTIN code: 199874903484 Emano Flow is a smartphone-based acoustic uroflowmetry system. Software-only device that measures urinary flow rate and voided volume from the acoustic signal of urination. No physical components. Distributed digitally via mobile application.
Emano Metrics, Inc.
FARADRIVE STEERABLE SHEATH CLEAR OUS, used to facilitate access to the vasculature and into the chambers of the heart, Material Number M004PFCE21M402, IFU Reference Number 51659727-01
Boston Scientific Corporation
SeaSpine Polyaxial Head REF Number: 41-3010
SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION
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.