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Product category · Updated Aug 19, 2026

Medical Devices recalls

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

Total recalls
41,070
Top agency
FDA Devices
Years covered
2000–2026
Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.
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Medical Devices ranks #1 of 12 among PlainRecalls categories by recall count (41,070 notices, 39.3% of the archive); 9% of graded records are high-severity.

The FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS and NHTSA have published 41,070 medical devices recalls between 2000 and 2026 - roughly 39.3% of the 104,423-record archive. Among 12 product categories, that is #1 of 12. Of the 41,070 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.

  • 41,070 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 41,070 recalls, about 39.3% of the 104,423-record federal archive, with 3,653 graded high-severity, most issued by FDA Devices.

41,070
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

41,070 1st of 12 the highest of 12 categories

Categories, banded by distinct recall-event inventory

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Source FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA federal recall filings · 2026-09-01

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 1947

Source: FDA · CPSC · USDA FSIS · NHTSA As of Aug 19, 2026

Severity distribution

Graded records only

recalls
Source FDA / CPSC severity classification

Recalls by issuing agency

recalls
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 24, 2014

PKG, MYOMA DRILL 5MM LENGTH 320MM, P/N 0250080133 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of ti…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Low Dec 24, 2014

Trinity biotech Captia (TM) Syphilis IgM Capture Test Kit, Product No./REF 800-935, Test Kit for 96 Determinations, IVD for In Vitro Diagnostic use; …

Clark Laboratories, Inc. (dba,Trinity Biotech USA)
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 3MM INSERT, BIOPSY PUNCH, 29CM, P/N 0250282060 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of …

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

WECK Hemoclip¿ Traditional Medium Tantalum Ligating Clips. Weck Ligating Clips are intended for use in procedures involving vessels or anatomic st…

Teleflex Medical
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 5MM, 45CM, INSERT, FUNDUS GRASPER FORCEPS, P/N 0250080735 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manip…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

RESTORIS PST Straight Shell Inserter An impactor is a reusable instrument designed for use by orthopedic surgeons specifically for the purpose of po…

Mako Surgical Corporation
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, BIOPSY FORCEPS, PUNCH, P/N 0250080290. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of tissue,…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, BIPOLAR FORCEPS, PADDLE, 33CM, P/N 0250080361. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of …

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG., 3MM INSERT, BABCOCK FORCEPS, 29CM, P/N 0250282103 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 5MM INSERT, MINI METZENBAUM SCISSORS, CURVED, 45CM, P/N 0250080574 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping …

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, GRASPER FORCEPS, NARROW JAW, P/N 0250080047 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of tis…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 3MM INSERT, NEEDLE NOSE FORCEPS, 20CM, P/N 0250282005 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulat…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 5MM INSERT, RETENTION GRASPER, 45CM, P/N 0250080725 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulatin…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, METZENBAUM SCISSORS, CURVED LONG, P/N 0250080265. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 5MM INSULATED SHAFT 45CM, FOR BIPOLAR FORCEPS, P/N 0250080370. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and …

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG,5MM 45CM INSERT,PERFORATOR, P/N 0250080578S1 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of tis…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 5MM X 33CM INSERT, DISSECTING FORCEPS, P/N 0250080760 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulat…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 3MM INSERT, ATRAUMATIC GRASPER, DOUBLE ACTION, 29CM, P/N 0250282101 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 5MM INSERT, ENDO GRASPER, 33CM, P/N 0250080699 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of …

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, ATRAUMATIC FORCEPS, SINGLE ACTION, P/N 0250080310. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 5MM INSERT, 45CM, DEBAKEY FORCEPS, P/N 0250080748 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating …

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, NEEDLE HOLDER, CURVED RIGHT, P/N 0250080342. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of ti…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, NEEDLE NOSE FORCEPS, P/N 0250080048. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of tissue, o…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, ROTATING HANDLE, W/RATCHET, INSULATED SHAFT, P/N 0250080234. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and m…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 3MM INSERT, STRAIGHT NEEDLEHOLDER, 29CM, P/N 0250282061 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipul…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, MARYLAND FORCEPS, CURVED, LEFT, P/N 0250080042. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating o…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Low Dec 24, 2014

Aesculap Miethke Shunt System, miniNAV Valve: The Miethke Shunt System is intended to shunt cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the lateral ventricles of …

Aesculap, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, ROTATING HANDLE, RATCHET, INSULATED/SHAFT, P/N 0250080233. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and man…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

Biograph mCT S(40)-4R, System Material Number 10248671. The Siemens Biograph mCT systems are combined X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) and Positron …

Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 3MM INSERT, BLUNT GRASPER, 29CM, P/N 0250282056 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 3MM INSERT, MARYLAND, FORCEPS CURVED, 29CM, P/N 0250282058 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and mani…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

Turbo Troponin I For in vitro diagnostic use for the quantitative measurement of troponin I in serum, heparinized or EDTA plasma, as an aid in the…

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 3MM INSERT, STRAIGHT NEEDLEHOLDER, 20CM, P/N 0250282014 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipul…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 5MM ROTATING HANDLE, INSULATED SHAFT/ HANDLE 45CM LENGTH, P/N 0250080595 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, gra…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, PKG, HOOK SCISSORS, P/N 0250080260. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of tissue, or…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

Sheridan/CF Cuffed Tracheal Tube, Sterile, Rx only, Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC 27708. Designed for oral and nasal intubation and…

Teleflex Medical
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, HASSON CANNULA, 11MM AUTOMATIC VALVE, STOP COCK, P/N 0250080179. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping a…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

Sirius Polish Cemented Stem 38C Catalog Number: 51-199335 Lot Number Identification: 141680, 180920 The Biomet's Sirius Femoral Hip Stem is a do…

Biomet, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

GE Cabinet X-ray systems

GE Inspection Technologies, LP
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 5MM INSERT, ATRAUMATIC GRASPER FORCEPS, DOUBLE ACTION 45CM, P/N 0250080585 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, g…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, ROTATING HANDLE, W/RATCHET, INSULATED SHAFT, P/N 0250080230. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and m…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

AdVance"Male Sling System, REF 720088-01 & AdVance" XP Male Sling System REF 720163-01 (not commercially available in the US) The AdVance Male …

American Medical Systems, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

AMS Monarc + Subfascial Hammock with Tensioning Suture REF 72404193 and AMS Monarc C Subfascial Hammock with Tensioning Suture REF 72404195, Steriliz…

American Medical Systems, Inc.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, RING HANDLE, P/N 0250080236. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of tissue, organs, o…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, TROCAR, 11MM, PYRAMIDAL TIP, P/N 0250080156. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of t…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 3MM INSERT, FUNDUS GRASPER, 29CPKG, 3MM INSERT, ALLIGATOR GRASPER, 29CM, P/N 0250282051 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cuttin…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, NEEDLE NOSE FORCEPS, P/N 0250080288. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating of tissue, o…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

Integra Licox Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring Integra Licox Recon Tissue Oxygen Monitoring 1) LICOX¿ Complete Brain Probe Kit (comprised of IP1, C…

Integra LifeSciences Corp.
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, CANNULA, 11MM, AUTOMATIC VALVE STOP COCK, W/O TROCAR, P/N 0250080174. Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasp…

Stryker Endoscopy
FDA Devices Moderate Dec 24, 2014

PKG, 5MM X 45CM, INSERT, KELLY FORCEPS, P/N 0250080753 Laparoscopic Manual Instruments are intended for cutting, holding, grasping and manipulating …

Stryker Endoscopy

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Data sources

Category data as of Aug 19, 2026.

Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC, USDA FSIS 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 Aug 19, 2026.