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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remel THIOGLYCOLLATE MEDIUM, REF 05152
Remel Inc
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Left 130¿ 9 mm x 260 mm, Item Number: 814609260
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Portable Suction Pump, (a) Style 758010, Model CARE-E-VAC 3, Ohio Medical LLC; (b) Style 758000, Model CARE-E-VAC 3, Ohio Medical LLC The care-e-…
Ohio Medical Corporation
da Vinci S/Si EndoWrist 8mm Monopolar Curved Scissors Model No. 420179-16 Product Usage: EndoWrist Instruments, including scissors, scalpels, for…
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Vascular Solutions Venture Rx Catheter, 6F, resterilized.
SPS Sterilization, Inc
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Left 125¿ 11 mm x 420 mm, Item Number: 814411420
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Left 125¿ 13 mm x 300 mm, Item Number: 814413300
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Left 130¿ 9 mm x 280 mm, Item Number: 814609280
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Left 125¿ 13 mm x 280 mm, Item Number: 814413280
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 125¿ 11 mm x 420 mm, Item Number: 814311420
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Left 130¿ 13 mm x 320 mm, Item Number: 814613320
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Left 125¿ 9 mm x 280 mm, Item Number: 814409280
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Left 130¿ 9 mm x 420 mm, Item Number: 814609420
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 130¿ 9 mm x 340 mm, Item Number: 814509340
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 125¿ 11 mm x 440 mm, Item Number: 814311440
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Diagnostica Stago STA N¿oplastine¿ CI Plus, 10 ml vial. In-Vitro Diagnostic for determination of the prothrombin time (PT) in plasma. (REF 00667) …
Diagnostica Stago, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 130¿ 11 mm x 260 mm, Item Number: 814511260
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Left 130¿ 11 mm x 340 mm, Item Number: 814611340
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 130¿ 9 mm x 440 mm, Item Number: 814509440
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 125¿ 11 mm x 400 mm, Item Number: 814311400
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
ev3 TurboHawk PERPHERAL PLAQUE EXCISION SYSTEM FOR SURGICAL USE, LARGE VESSEL XTENDED TIP FOR CALCIUM, Model THS-LX-C for peripheral vascular use.
Micro Therapeutics Inc, Dba Ev3 Neurovascular
Boston Scientific Wallstent Endoprosthesis Tracheobronchial Self-Expanding Stent, 22MM X 45MM | 75CM L, resterilized.
SPS Sterilization, Inc
VTI 8 MHz Surgical Doppler Transceiver Selectabable Channel Ref. Number: 108910 Intraoperative (microvascular and vascular), Intraoperative Neu…
Vascular Technology, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 125¿ 13 mm x 280 mm, Item Number: 814313280
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 130¿ 11 mm x 440 mm, Item Number: 814511440
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 125¿ 13 mm x 440 mm, Item Number: 814313440
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 130¿ 11 mm x 320 mm, Item Number: 814511320
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Edwards Lifesciences EZ Glide Aortic Cannula, 24F x 37.6CM, resterilized.
SPS Sterilization, Inc
Edwards Lifesciences Femoral Venous Cannula, 18FR, resterilized.
SPS Sterilization, Inc
Boston Scientific Wallstent RP Endoprosthesis Tracheobronchial Self-Expanding Stent, 10MM X 94MM | 135CM, resterilized.
SPS Sterilization, Inc
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 125¿ 11 mm x 360 mm, Item Number: 814311360
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail 130¿ 13 mm x 180 mm, Item Number: 814513180
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 125¿ 11 mm x 340 mm, Item Number: 814311340
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 125¿ 11 mm x 380 mm, Item Number: 814311380
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Edwards Lifesciences Optisite Arterial Perfusion Cannula, 22F X 24CM, resterilized.
SPS Sterilization, Inc
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 130¿ 11 mm x 300 mm, Item Number: 814511300
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Left 130¿ 9 mm x 400 mm, Item Number: 814609400
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 130¿ 11 mm x 460 mm, Item Number: 814511460
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Left 130¿ 13 mm x 260 mm, Item Number: 814613260
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
remel THIOGLYCOLLATE MEDIUM W/O INDICATOR. W/ DEXTROSE (a) 9ML, REF 064700 (b) 10ML, REF 07176 (c) 9ML, REF 064702
Remel Inc
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Left 125¿ 13 mm x 400 mm, Item Number: 814413400
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Left 125¿ 9 mm x 260 mm, Item Number: 814409260
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Left 125¿ 9 mm x 440 mm, Item Number: 814409440
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 125¿ 9 mm x 280 mm, Item Number: 814309280
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 130¿ 9 mm x 280 mm, Item Number: 814509280
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Left 125¿ 9 mm x 340 mm, Item Number: 814409340
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Left 130¿ 9 mm x 460 mm, Item Number: 814609460
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 125¿ 9 mm x 420 mm, Item Number: 814309420
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Left 125¿ 11 mm x 260 mm, Item Number: 814411260
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Affixus¿ Hip Fracture Nail Right 130¿ 15 mm x 320 mm, Item Number: 814515320
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
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.