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 · 2026-08-31
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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ADVIA Chemistry Acetaminophen reagents; for in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of acetaminophen in human serum and plasma (lit…
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Bronchial One Lumen Tube - Left
Teleflex, Inc.
Winco Care Cliner Standart - Steel Casters Oncology, Dialysis, Hospital Recovery, Home Dialysis Use, Physician Facilities.
Winco Mfg., LLC
rHead Lateral Stem, Size 1, Do Not Reuse, Sterile. Intended for replacement of the proximal end of the radius.
Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
Winco Drop Arm Care Cliner Standard - with Nylon Casters Oncology, Dialysis, Hospital Recovery, Home Dialysis Use, Physician Facilities.
Winco Mfg., LLC
Magic3 Hydrophilic-coated Female Intermittent Urinary Catheter 14 Fr in the Insertion Supply Kit, Product Code 51614S. Intermittent catheter.
C.R. Bard, Inc.
Winco Drop Arm Care Cliner Standard - with Steel Casters Oncology, Dialysis, Hospital Recovery, Home Dialysis Use, Physician Facilities.
Winco Mfg., LLC
Alaris Syringe Pump, Model No. 8110. Delivers fluids. Expansion of Affected Units: BOM Housing Assembly Service, Part No. 49000226, and Lower …
CareFusion 303, Inc.
uHead, Ulnar Implant, Standard Stem, Size 1, Sterile, Rx Only. Intended for replacement of the distal radioulnar joint following ulnar head resection…
Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
Artis zee/ zeego systems; dedicated angiography systems developed for single and biplane diagnostic imaging and interventional procedures including, …
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc
Winco XL Convalescent Recliner - with Steel Casters Long term patient recliner (Nursing, Rehabilitation, Geriatric Home Use, Retirement facilities)
Winco Mfg., LLC
Winco Elite Care Cliner w/Swing Away Arms Standard - with Nylon Casters Oncology, Dialysis, Hospital Recovery, Home Dialysis Use, Physician Faciliti…
Winco Mfg., LLC
Winco Care Cliner X-Large - with Steel Casters Oncology, Dialysis, Hospital Recovery, Home Dialysis Use, Physician Facilities.
Winco Mfg., LLC
Radiometer Fixation Kit N20 for the TCM CombiM monitoring system, REF 905-873. The Fixation Kit N20 is used to apply tc Sensor 84 and tc Sensor 5…
Radiometer America Inc
RadPro 40kW Digital X-Ray Panel and Mobile/Portable Diagnostic X-Ray. Intended for use by a qualified/trained doctor or technician on both adult a…
Sedecal S.A.
Alaris Medley LVP Frame Membrane. Intended use to hold platen assembly and help protect the bezel assembly's internal components from fluid intrus…
Elite Biomedical Solutions LLC
Winco Designer Care Cliner w/Swing Arms - with Nylon Casters Oncology, Dialysis, Hospital Recovery, Home Dialysis Use, Physician Facilities.
Winco Mfg., LLC
RenLane Renal Denervation Catheter; Cat No.: D135601. Used in adults patients (>18 years) with drug resistant hypertension to denervate the renal ar…
Cordis Corporation
Bronchial Double Lumen Tube Set (Left), Sterile
Teleflex, Inc.
Sigmoid Notch, Radial Plate, Small, Sterile, Do Not Reuse, Rx Only. Intended for replacement of the distal radio-ulnar joint following ulnar head re…
Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
Siemens Symbia S Series system, a diagnostic analog or digital detector based planar (2- dimensional) nuclear medicine (NM) imaging system installed …
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Winco Nocturnal Elite Care Cliner - with Nylon Casters Lay Flat Clinical Patient Recliner w/ Trendelenburg (Long Term Oncology, Dialysis, Hospital R…
Winco Mfg., LLC
Winco Care Cliner X-Large - with Nylon Casters Oncology, Dialysis, Hospital Recovery, Home Dialysis Use, Physician Facilities.
Winco Mfg., LLC
Bronchial One Lumen Tube - Right
Teleflex, Inc.
Recon, Radial Implant, Standard Stem, Size 1, Sterile, Do Not Reuse, Rx Only. Intended for replacement of the proximal end of the radius.
Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
Alaris Medley LVP Bezel Assembly. Intended use to hold platen assembly and help protect the bezel assembly's internal components from fluid intrus…
Elite Biomedical Solutions LLC
Puritan Bennett 980 Ventilator System, Universal (with neonatal functionality enabled) and Neonatal Models. Designed for use on Neonatal (NICU) th…
Covidien LP (formerly Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc.)
Medtronic EOPA Arterial Cannula, Model # 77620. Lot: 2015060544 intended to deliver oxygenated blood to the heart during cardiopulmonary bypass pro…
Medtronic Perfusion Systems
Magic3 Hydrophilic-coated Female Intermittent Urinary Catheters (6"), 14 Fr, (30/box), Product Code 51614. Intermittent catheter.
C.R. Bard, Inc.
Cell Search Circulating Tumor Kit. Intended for the enumeration of circulating tumor cells (CTC) of epithelial origin in whole blood.
Veridex, LLC
2.0/2.4 Cannulated Screw Countersink Part # 210-24-002 NON-STERILE and 3.0/4.0 Cannulated Screw Countersink Part # 210-40-002 NON-STERILE Produ…
Trilliant Surgical Ltd.
Tracheopart Set (Right), Sterile
Teleflex, Inc.
BD Vacutainer SST Plus Blood Collection Tubes, 5.0 mL, 13 x 100 mm, Sterile. Provides a means of collecting, transporting, separating, and processi…
Becton Dickinson & Company
Siemens Intevo Series system, a radiological imaging system that is a combination of a single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) camera syst…
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Stryker Orthopaedics Triathlon X3 Tibial Bearing Insert - CR REF 5530-G-209 (component of the Triathlon Total Knee System) for fixation to the tibia…
Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
Winco Inverness 24-Hour Treatment Recliner - with Nylon Casters Lay Flat Clinical Patient Recliner w/ Trendelenburg (Long Term Oncology, Dialysis, H…
Winco Mfg., LLC
Bronchial Double Lumen Tube Set (Left), Extra Length, Sterile
Teleflex, Inc.
White Bronchial Double Lumen Tube Set (Right) Sterile
Teleflex, Inc.
Winco Drop Arm Care Cliner X-Large - with Nylon Casters Oncology, Dialysis, Hospital Recovery, Home Dialysis Use, Physician Facilities.
Winco Mfg., LLC
Medline Electrical Clipper with Charging base The Electrical Surgical Clipper is intended for the removal of body hair from patients as required …
Medline Industries Inc
IBC Suction Wand Catalog Number 1990S Product Usage: The IBC Suction Wand is a component of Blood Recovery System for use in open heart procedur…
International Biophysics Corp.
Xpert CT /NG Vaginal/Endocervical/ Specimen Collection Kit: Part number CT/NGSWAB-50; Microbiology: The Cepheid X pert CT /NG Vagina Endocervical…
Cepheid
Xpert CT/NG Urine Specimen Collection Kit Part number GXCT/NGURINE-50; Microbiology: Xpert CT/NG Urine Specimen Collection Kit is designed to pre…
Cepheid
Magic3 Hydrophilic-coated Female Intermittent Urinary Catheters (6"), 10 Fr, (30/box), Product Code 51610. Intermittent catheter.
C.R. Bard, Inc.
Siemens Symbia T Series, a radiological imaging system that is a combination of a single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) camera system fo…
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
American Science & Engineering Inc,Gemini Cabinet X-ray system.
American Science & Engineering, Inc.
Winco Elite Care Cliner w/Swing Away Arms X-Large - with Nylon Casters Oncology, Dialysis, Hospital Recovery, Home Dialysis Use, Physician Facilitie…
Winco Mfg., LLC
HUDSON RCI, Sheridan SHER-I BRONCH Accessory Pack, Rx Only, Sterile. Used to aspirate liquids or semisolids from a patient's upper airway.
Teleflex Medical
Synthes Tibial Nail Wrap Holds 11 Nails and Synthes Intramedullary Nail Wrap Holds 10 Nails; the Nail Wrap is intended to be used as a protective she…
Synthes (USA) Products LLC
HUDSON RCI, Sheridan, SHER-I-SWIV and SHER-I-SWIV/FO Double Swivel, Rx Only, Sterile. Used temporarily to make rigid a flexible tracheal tube to a…
Teleflex Medical
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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.