Product category · Updated Jul 29, 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 (40,910 notices, 39.3% of the archive); 9% of graded records are high-severity.
The FDA, CPSC and NHTSA have published 40,910 medical devices recalls between 2000 and 2026 - roughly 39.3% of the 104,158-record archive. Among 12 product categories, that is #1 of 12. Of the 40,910 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.
- 40,910 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 40,910 recalls, about 39.3% of the 104,158-record federal archive, with 3,645 graded high-severity, most issued by FDA Devices.
- 40,910
- 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
40,910 1st of 12 the highest of 12 categories
Categories, banded by distinct recall-event inventory
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Source FDA · CPSC · NHTSA federal recall filings · 2026-08-22
Medical Devices recalls by year
2000–2026
Severity distribution
Graded records only
- High severity 3,645
High severity
3,645 recalls
- Moderate
Moderate
36,211 recalls
- Lower severity 1,054
Lower severity
1,054 recalls
Recalls by issuing agency
- FDA Devices
FDA Devices
39,635 recalls
- FDA Drug 934
FDA Drug
934 recalls
- CPSC 306
CPSC
306 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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Leica Biosystems HistoCore SPECTRA ST, Slide Stainer, Automated Product Usage: The intended use of this device is a stainer for laboratory applic…
Leica Microsystems, Inc.
Briggs & Stratton Recalls Portable Generator Fuel Tank Replacement Caps, Due to Fire Hazard
Kelch, of Sheboygan Falls, Wis., a division of Bemis Manufacturing Company
AIIuraXperFDlO/10, System Code 722011 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications including dia…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
HipLOC Hip Fracture Fixation System-Hiploc System 135¿ Plate 38 mm Barrel 3 Hole Plate Item Number: 2110-135-003 Product Usage: The HipLOC Com…
Biomet UK Ltd.
Retractor System Elastic Stays (Part 3314-lG; 3316-lG; 3550-lG) Product Usage: The Retractor System Elastic Stays (Part 3314-lG; 3316-lG; 3550-lG…
CooperSurgical, Inc.
INTEGRIS CV, System Code 722030 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications including diagnosti…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
Allura Xper FD1O C, System Code 722001 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications including di…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
Poly C- DMCP-Visub(H3000), System Code 72238 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications includ…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
HipLOC Hip Fracture Fixation System-Hiploc System 140¿ Plate 38 mm Barrel 4 Hole Plate Item Number: 2110-140-004 Product Usage: The HipLOC Com…
Biomet UK Ltd.
Discovery MR750w Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System labeled as the following product name sold under: Product Name (Model Number): A. 3.…
GE Medical Systems, LLC
VALITUDE X4 CRT-P (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Pacemaker)
Boston Scientific Corporation
Bausch + Lomb Stellaris Elite Vision Enhancement System, 20 ga. Posterior Wide-Field Elite Pack, REF SE5420W (containing the Stellaris Elite 20 GA Vi…
Bausch & Lomb Inc
INTEGRIS SUITE, System Code 722199 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications including diagno…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
AIIura Xper F010 DR Table, System Code 722022 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications inclu…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
Allura Xper FD2O, System Code 722006 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications including diag…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
INTEGRIS Allura 9 (biplane), System Code 722021 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications inc…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
Hoffmann LRF Hexapod Software Catalog #: 983031 Software Version #: HLRF 1.0-2/002, HLRF 1.1-2/002
Stryker GmbH
Bausch + Lomb Stellaris Elite Vision Enhancement System, 23 ga. Posterior Mid-Field Elite Pack, REF SE5423MV (containing the Stellaris Elite 23 GA Vi…
Bausch & Lomb Inc
Allura Xper FD2O, System Code 722012 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications including diag…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
HipLOC Hip Fracture Fixation System- Hiploc System 130¿ Plate 38 mm Barrel 4 Hole Plate Item Number: 2110-130-004 Product Usage: The HipLOC Com…
Biomet UK Ltd.
INTEGRIS Allura 15-12 (mono), System Code 722043 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications in…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
NTEGRIS Allura 9 0 FDXD, System Code 722498 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications includ…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
Allura Xper F010/10 DRTable, System Code 722019 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications inc…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
Bausch + Lomb Stellaris Elite Vision Enhancement System, 23 ga. Posterior Wide-Field Elite Pack, REF SE5423WV (containing the Stellaris Elite 23 GA V…
Bausch & Lomb Inc
PROPONENT Pacemaker
Boston Scientific Corporation
Allura Xper FD2O Biplane, System Code 722013 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications includ…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
AlIura Xper F010 F, System Code 722002 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications including d…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
INTEGRIS Allura 9, System Code 722018 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications including dia…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
DX-D 600 Product Usage: The DX-D 600 system is a ceiling mounted General Radiography X-Ray imaging system used in hospitals, clinics and medical …
Agfa N.V.
Allura Xper F020 DR Table, System Code 722015 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications inclu…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
Vanguard 360 Revision Knee System 75x 5mm Universal Tibial Block Augment, Model Number 185224 Intended for use in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Bausch + Lomb Stellaris Elite Vision Enhancement System, 25 ga. Posterior Wide-Field Elite Pack, REF SE5425WV (containing the Stellaris Elite 25 GA V…
Bausch & Lomb Inc
ACCOLADE Pacemaker
Boston Scientific Corporation
G8 Automated HPLC Analyzer - 723G8 Product Usage - In vitro diagnostic use for the quantitative measurement of % hemoglobin A1c in whole blood spe…
Tosoh Bioscience Inc
Allura Xper F010 DR Table, System Code 722014 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications inclu…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
Bausch + Lomb Stellaris Elite 23 GA Vit Cutter, Model BL5627, 7500 cpm, packaged in sterile pouches, 6/shipper.
Bausch & Lomb Inc
Bausch + Lomb Stellaris Elite 20 GA Vit Cutter, Model BL5626, 7500 cpm, packaged in sterile pouches, 6/shipper.
Bausch & Lomb Inc
da Vinci Si/X/Xi Surgical System Redundant Medical Grade Power Supply (RMGPS) Units The da Vinci System consists of a Surgeon Console, a Patient …
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Cesar Powerpack-Visub(V3000), System Code 72243 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications inc…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
Bausch + Lomb Stellaris Elite Vision Enhancement System, 23 ga. Combined Wide-Field Elite Pack, REF SE5523WV (containing the Stellaris Elite 23 GA Vi…
Bausch & Lomb Inc
Bausch + Lomb Stellaris Elite Vision Enhancement System, 20 ga. Posterior Mid-Field Elite Pack, REF SE5420M (containing the Stellaris Elite 20 GA Vit…
Bausch & Lomb Inc
Bausch + Lomb Stellaris Elite Vision Enhancement System, 25 ga. Combined Wide-Field Elite Pack, REF SE5525WV (containing the Stellaris Elite 25 GA Vi…
Bausch & Lomb Inc
Allura Xper F020 DR Table, System Code 722023 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applications inclu…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
Allura Xper F020 Biplane DR Table, System Code 722020 Vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular imaging applications, Cardiac imaging applicatio…
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
Bausch + Lomb Stellaris Elite 25 GA Vit Cutter, Model BL5628, 7500 cpm, packaged in sterile pouches, 6/shipper.
Bausch & Lomb Inc
Vanguard 360 Revision Knee System 63x 10mm Universal Tibial Block Augment, Model Number 185221 Intended for use in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Bausch + Lomb Stellaris Elite Vision Enhancement System, 25 ga. Combined Mid-Field Elite Pack, REF SE5525MV (containing the Stellaris Elite 25 GA Vit…
Bausch & Lomb Inc
ESSENTIO Pacemaker
Boston Scientific Corporation
Medtronic DxTerity(TM) TRA 5F, Diagnostic Catheter, REF U5TRAN35
Medtronic Vascular
Terumo 220/240V AC, Advanced Perfusion System Platform (APS) for use in cardiopulmonary bypass procedures. Catalog Number 801764
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems 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 Jul 29, 2026.
Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC 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 Jul 29, 2026.