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 · 2026-08-27
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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General Surgery Pack, Kit number PSS1380(A convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
Major Laparotomy Pack - NS, kit number AMS4347 convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
Plastic General Pack, Kit number AMS4215 convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
CORE¿ Trumpet Handpiece with 5mm x 32cm Length Probe , Catalog Number CD8400 The CORE Trumpet (CD81XX, CD83XX, and CD84XX) has applications in gynec…
ConMed Corporation
Anterior Cervical Fusion Pack, Kit part numbers: AMS2502 and AMS2502(A convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
GYN-Laparoscopy Tray AMS1196(A convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
Knee Scope Pack, Kit number AMS2498 and AMS2498(A convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
Mohs Closer Pack, kit number PSS1827(A, PSS1827(B, and PSS1827(C convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
Upper Torso Tray, Kit number PSS1554(B convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
Skintact Electrodes for Defibrillation, DF29N. Product Usage: Multifunction electrode for external defibrillation, pacing, cardioversion, and mon…
Leonhard Lang Medizintechnik GmbH
RTI Surgical Streamline OCT Occipito-Cervico-Thoracic Spinal Rod, CoCr, 3.2mm (D) x 240mm (L) Product Usage: When intended to promote fusion of t…
RTI Surgical, Inc. (dba Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc.)
Nasal Pack, Kit number PSS2186 convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
Surgical Pack, Kit number PSS3540 and PSS3540(A convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
Vaginal Pack, Kit number AMS1722 convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
Vein Kit - No Introducer TVS4027-NI(A convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
Custom Venous Kit, TVS4024(C convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
Bayview Abdominoplasty Pack, Kit part number 009079-1 convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
Hystero Pack, Kit number PSS3535 convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
HSG Pack, Kit number PSS3287 convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
LipiFlow thermal Pulsation System, consisting of Console and Activator, Model LFD-1100 The LipiFlow Thermal Pulsation System is intended for use b…
Tearscience, Inc
Custom Breast Augmentation Pack, Kit number PSS2455(B, PSS2455(C, PSS2455(D convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating r…
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
Dr Bragg Vein Tray - RX, kit numbers 007912-5, 007912-6, 007912-7, 007912-8 convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating r…
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
Breast Augmentation Pack, Kit part number AMS1786, AMS1786(A, AMS2790, AMS3324, AMS3324(A, and PSS3430. convenience custom kits used for general sur…
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
morphine Sulfate, 1 mg per mL (2 mg per 2 mL), in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Preservative Free, 2 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharM…
Pharmedium Services, LLC
ketamine HCl, 10 mg per mL, 50 mg per 5 mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 5 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R…
Pharmedium Services, LLC
HYDROmorphone HCl, 1 mg per mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2T6165
Pharmedium Services, LLC
rocuronium Bromide, 10 mg per mL, 50 mg per 5 mL, Preservative Free, 5 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R…
Pharmedium Services, LLC
morphine Sulfate, 2 mg per mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2T6455.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
fentaNYL Citrate, 10 mcg per 1 mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Preservative Free, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Produ…
Pharmedium Services, LLC
fentaNYL Citrate, 5 mcg per mL, 15 mcg per 3mL, in 0.9% Sodium chloride, 3 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product cod…
Pharmedium Services, LLC
midazolam HCl, 1 mg per mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3196.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
lidocaine HCl, 1%, 10 mg per mL (50 mg per 5 mL), 5 mL Total Volume in a syringe, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3106.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
glycopyrrolate, 0.2 mg per mL, 0.6 mg per 3 mL, 3 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3217.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
lidocaine HCl, 1%, 10 mg per 1 mL, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3102.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Buffered Lidocaine, 1%, In Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4%, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, Local anesthetic use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2K2466.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
morphine Sulfate, 0.5 mg per mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Preservative Free, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product…
Pharmedium Services, LLC
midazolam HCl, 1 mg per mL (2 mg per 2 mL), in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 2 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R…
Pharmedium Services, LLC
morphine Sulfate, 1 mg per mL (2 mg per 2 mL), in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Preservative Free (Contains Sulfites), 2 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV…
Pharmedium Services, LLC
morphine Sulfate, 0.5 mg per mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Preservative Free (Contains Sulfites), 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV use, Rx only,…
Pharmedium Services, LLC
lidocaine HCl, 2%, 20 mg per mL (100 mg per 5 mL), 5 mL Total Volume in a syringe, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3110.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
Fentanyl Citrate 16.67 mcg per mL and Bupivacaine HCl 0.1667% in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Total Dose 25.005 mcg/1.5 mL Fentanyl Citrate, Content Volume …
Pharmedium Services, LLC
neostigmine Methylsulfate, 1 mg per mL, 2 mg per 2 mL, 2 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3550.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
fentaNYL Citrate, 25 mcg per mL in 0.9% Sodium chloride, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3236.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
labetalol HCl, 5 mg per mL, 20 mg per 4 mL, 4 mL total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3117.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
lidocaine HCl, 0.5%, 5 mg per mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3140.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
remifentanil HCl, 50 mcg per mL, 100 mcg per 2 mL, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Preservative Free, 2 mL Total Volume in a syringe, Rx only, PharMEDium, P…
Pharmedium Services, LLC
lidocaine HCl, 1%, in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, Preservative Free, Total Volume 1 mL in a syringe, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3345.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
methadone HCl, 10 mg per mL, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use Only, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2T6149.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
HYDROmorphone HCl, 0.5 mg per mL in 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 1 mL Total Volume in a syringe, For IV Use, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3352.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
lidocaine HCl, 1%, 30 mg per 3 mL, 3 mL Total Volume in a syringe, Rx only, PharMEDium, Product code 2R3104.
Pharmedium Services, LLC
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.