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Product category · Updated Jul 29, 2026

Medical Devices recalls

Medical device recalls including implants, diagnostic equipment, and surgical tools

Total recalls
40,910
Top agency
FDA Devices
Years covered
2000–2026
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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 · 2026-08-26

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 1787

Source: FDA · CPSC · NHTSA As of Jul 29, 2026

Severity distribution

Graded records only

recalls
Source FDA / CPSC severity classification

Recalls by issuing agency

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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

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FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

BIOMET 3i LOW PROFILE ABUTMENT (HEXED) PICK-UP IMPRESSION COPING An endosseous dental implant abutment is a premanufactured prosthetic component dir…

Biomet 3i, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

BIOMET 3i CERTAIN LOW PROFILE ONE-PIECE ABUTMENT 3.4MM(D) X 4MM(H) An endosseous dental implant abutment is a premanufactured prosthetic component d…

Biomet 3i, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

MEDTRONIC ARRIVE BRAIDED TRANSSEPTAL SHEATH 10F C70¿ S79CM D84CM GLOBAL Catalog # 990079-070-000 Is designed to facilitate the introduction of cat…

Oscor, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

Tibial Component Metal Cased Small Long; Tibial Component Metal Cased Small Short; Tibial Component Metal Cased Std Long; Tibial Component Metal Case…

Stanmore Implants Worldwide Ltd.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

OSCOR BREEZEWAY 10F S60.8CM D65.6CM FIRM TIP Catalog # AB1061FT Is designed to facilitate the introduction of catheters to any of the heart chambers…

Oscor, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

BIOMET 3i LOW PROFILE 30¿ ABUTMENT 3.4MM(D) X 5MM(H) An endosseous dental implant abutment is a premanufactured prosthetic component directly connec…

Biomet 3i, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

MEDTRONIC ARRIVE BRAIDED TRANSSEPTAL SHEATH 10F C90¿ S61CM D66CM GLOBAL Catalog # 990061-090-000 Is designed to facilitate the introduction of cath…

Oscor, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

BIOMET 3i LOW PROFILE ABUTMENT HEALING CAP An endosseous dental implant abutment is a premanufactured prosthetic component directly connected to the…

Biomet 3i, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

BREAST PACK, Surgical Instrument Tray, REF/Catalog No. 5406, STERILE, Rx Only -- busse Hospital Disposables Hauppauge, NY --- Device Listing # E19329…

Robert Busse & Co. Inc. d.b.a. Busse Hospital Disposables

FDA Devices Low Dec 28, 2016

OrthoPediatrics PediNail Intramedullary Nailing System 4.5mm X 48mm Cortical Screw

OrthoPediatrics Corp

FDA Devices Low Dec 28, 2016

ANGIODYNAMICS 4F Stiffened Micro-Introducer, Item Number H787065971035, Catalog No.REF 06597103 Indicated for percutaneous introduction of guidewire…

Angiodynamics, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

BIOMET 3i LOW PROFILE ABUTMENT HEXED TEMPORARY CYLINDER An endosseous dental implant abutment is a premanufactured prosthetic component directly c…

Biomet 3i, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

BIOMET 3i CERTAIN LOW PROFILE ONE-PIECE ABUTMENT 4.1MM(D) X 1MM(H) An endosseous dental implant abutment is a premanufactured prosthetic component d…

Biomet 3i, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

BIOMET 3i CERTAIN LOW PROFILE 17¿ ABUTMENT 4.1MM(D) X 4MM(H) An endosseous dental implant abutment is a premanufactured prosthetic component directl…

Biomet 3i, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

BIOMET 3i LOW PROFILE ABUTMENT (NON-HEXED) TRANSFER IMPRESSION COPING An endosseous dental implant abutment is a premanufactured prosthetic compon…

Biomet 3i, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

FLEXI NOZZLE SHORT Product Usage: These products are used for the delivery of topical anesthesia via an atomized spray to the oral, nasal, pharyn…

Teleflex Medical

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

Insufflator, laparoscopic The ConMed GS2000, Smith & Nephew 500, Novadaq 50L and Nebulae I insufflators are devices that provide CO2 gas distentio…

Northgate Technologies, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

IMMULITE 2000/IMMULITE 2000 XPi Systems Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Assay, REF/Catalog Number L2KPTS2, SMN 10706281 and REF/Catalog Number L2KPTS…

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

OSCOR ADELANTE BREEZEWAY 10F C55¿ S61CM D66CM Catalog # AB101072 Is designed to facilitate the introduction of catheters to any of the heart chambe…

Oscor, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

OSCOR ADELANTE BREEZEWAY 10F C120¿ S61CM D66CM Catalog # AB101075 Is designed to facilitate the introduction of catheters to any of the heart cham…

Oscor, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

BIOMET 3i CERTAIN LOW PROFILE 30¿ ABUTMENT 4.1MM(D) X 3MM(H) An endosseous dental implant abutment is a premanufactured prosthetic component directl…

Biomet 3i, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

BIOMET 3i CERTAIN LOW PROFILE ABUTMENT 3.4MM(D) X 2MM(H) An endosseous dental implant abutment is a premanufactured prosthetic component directly co…

Biomet 3i, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

BIOMET 3i LOW PROFILE 30¿ ABUTMENT 3.4MM(D) X 3MM(H) An endosseous dental implant abutment is a premanufactured prosthetic component directly connec…

Biomet 3i, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

OSCOR ADELANTE BREEZEWAY 10F C120¿ S79CM D84CM Catalog # AB101078 Is designed to facilitate the introduction of catheters to any of the heart cham…

Oscor, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

LMA MADgic, Atomization Device with 3mL Syringe, Rx only, Product Usage: These products are used for the delivery of topical anesthesia via an a…

Teleflex Medical

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

BIOMET 3i LOW PROFILE ABUTMENT NON-HEXED TEMPORARY CYLINDER An endosseous dental implant abutment is a premanufactured prosthetic component direct…

Biomet 3i, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

Equinoxe Reverse Shoulder Fixed Angle Torque Defining Screw Kit

Exactech, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

OSCOR ADELANTE BREEZEWAY 8F C70¿ S61CM D66CM Catalog # AB081041 Is designed to facilitate the introduction of catheters to any of the heart chamber…

Oscor, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

Merge OrthoCase software. The firm name on the label is Merge Healthcare, Hartland, WI.

Merge Healthcare, Inc.

FDA Devices Low Dec 28, 2016

VITROS CRP Slides: 1) VITROS¿ Chemistry Products CRP Slides (250 slides per sales unit), Catalog # 1926740 and 2) , VITROS¿ Chemistry Products CRP S…

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

OSCOR ADELANTE BREEZEWAY 8F C120¿ S79CM D84CM Catalog # AB081047 Is designed to facilitate the introduction of catheters to any of the heart chamb…

Oscor, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

Black Widow Plate 19mm Plate, Part Number TBP119; Black Widow Plate 23mm Plate, Part Number TBP123 The Black Widow Buttress Plates and Screws are d…

Amendia, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

ev3, PowerCross .018 OTW PTA Dilatation Catheter, Sterile EO. The PowerCross .018 OTW PTA Dilatation Catheter is intended to dilate stenoses in the …

Medtronic Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

Acuvance¿2 Safety Catheter, Product No. 1720-AI Product Usage: The Acuvance¿ 2 Safety Catheter is a Peripheral Intravenous Catheter (PIVC). PIVC…

Smiths Medical ASD Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

OSCOR ADELANTE BREEZEWAY 10F STRAIGHT S61CM D66CM Catalog # AB10218 Is designed to facilitate the introduction of catheters to any of the heart ch…

Oscor, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

AQURE System Software Version 2.2.0 Model #: 933-599 UDI: (01)05700699335999(10)2.2.0 Catalog number: 933-599 The AQURE system manages Radiome…

Radiometer America Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

OSCOR ADELANTE BREEZEWAY 8F C90¿ S79CM D84CM Catalog # AB081046 Is designed to facilitate the introduction of catheters to any of the heart chambers…

Oscor, Inc.

FDA Devices Low Dec 28, 2016

EnLite Neonatal TREC Kit;an in vitro diagnostic device intended for the semi-quantitative determination of TREC (T-cell receptor excision circle) DNA…

PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

OSCOR ADELANTE BREEZEWAY 8F C120¿ S61CM D66CM Catalog # AB081043 Is designed to facilitate the introduction of catheters to any of the heart chamb…

Oscor, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

BIOMET 3i LOW PROFILE ABUTMENT QUICKBRIDGE An endosseous dental implant abutment is a premanufactured prosthetic component directly connected to the…

Biomet 3i, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

OSCOR ADELANTE BREEZEWAY 8F C70¿ S79CM D84CM Catalog # AB081045 Is designed to facilitate the introduction of catheters to any of the heart chamber…

Oscor, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

AMS-651, 120" Microbore extension set with slide clamp; Product Code: AMS-651 Product Usage: Accessory devices used to administer medical fluids.

Vygon MFG, Inc., dba/ Churchill Medical Systems, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

8450-107-525 2.5MM Precision Match Head, 13CM, single use, Sterile The Stryker MIS (Minimally Invasive Surgery) product offering, is used to remove …

Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 28, 2016

8450-009-040 4.0MM Precision Round, 13CM, single use, Sterile The Stryker MIS (Minimally Invasive Surgery) product offering, is used to remove osseo…

Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Sterling Nitrile Sterile Powder Free Exam Gloves, S, Sterile.

Halyard Health

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 21, 2016

BARD¿ 70cc Piston Syringe with Catheter Tip, Luer Adapter and Cap, Rx Only, The BARD¿ Syringe is available in a single use plastic design which featu…

C.R. Bard, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 21, 2016

BARD¿ Irrigation, Syringe 70cc With Resectoscope Tip, Catheter Tip, Luer Adapter And Cap, Rx Only, Sterile, The BARD¿ Syringe is available in a si…

C.R. Bard, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 21, 2016

Updated Natus neoBLUE blanket LED Phototherapy Systems. It provides phototherapy underneath the infant and can be used in a bassinet, open bed, radi…

Natus Medical Incorporated

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 21, 2016

MOSAIQ Oncology Information System The product is used to manage workflows for treatment planning and delivery. It supports information flow amon…

Elekta, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 21, 2016

BD Spinal Anesthesia Tray The BD Spinal Anesthesia Tray is intended for use by professional anesthesiologists to perform the spinal anesthesia proce…

Becton Dickinson & Company

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Data sources

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.