Product category · Updated Aug 19, 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 (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
Severity distribution
Graded records only
- High severity 3,653
High severity
3,653 recalls
- Moderate
Moderate
36,361 recalls
- Lower severity 1,056
Lower severity
1,056 recalls
Recalls by issuing agency
- FDA Devices
FDA Devices
39,794 recalls
- FDA Drug 934
FDA Drug
934 recalls
- CPSC 307
CPSC
307 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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ENT Pack, Catalog number 900-1482. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wound…
Customed, Inc
Laparoscopy Pack, Catalog number 900-474. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigat…
Customed, Inc
D&C Laparoscopy Pack, Catalog number 900-1476. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, ir…
Customed, Inc
The Dual Switch Valve is used for fluid drainage from the ventricles into the peritoneum, in cases of hydrocephalus.
Aesculap, Inc.
Ear Pack, catalog #900-2234 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc.
Customed, Inc
Liposuction Pack, Catalog #900-3028 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate woun…
Customed, Inc
GDC-10 360 SOFT 3mm x 6cm SR ; GDC 360¿ Detachable Coils are intended for embolization of those intracranial aneurysms that- because of their morp…
Stryker Neurovascular
Wound Management Tray, Catalog number 900-1903. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, i…
Customed, Inc
Laparoscopy Chole Pack, Catalog number 900-2004. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, …
Customed, Inc
GDC-10 360 10mm x 30cm SR ; GDC 360¿ Detachable Coils are intended for embolization of those intracranial aneurysms that- because of their morphol…
Stryker Neurovascular
Urology Pack, Catalog number 900-1742. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate w…
Customed, Inc
GDC-18 360 20mm x 33cm ; GDC 360¿ Detachable Coils are intended for embolization of those intracranial aneurysms that- because of their morphology…
Stryker Neurovascular
Plastic Surgery Pack, Catalog # 900-920 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate …
Customed, Inc
Gown Cool Impervious XLGE Breathable, catalog #900-2592 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture rem…
Customed, Inc
Bandeja para Debridacion (Debridement Tray), Catalog #900-2702 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, sut…
Customed, Inc
PEDIATRIC Radiotransparent Electrode, REF/Catalog Number 2603H, Rx ONLY --- COMPARABLE TO PHILIPS MEDICAL HEARTSTART ELECTRODES PLUG STYLE CONNECTOR
ConMed Corporation
Suction Catheter Kit, Catalog number 900-277. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irr…
Customed, Inc
Neuro Pack, Catalog # 900-752 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, et…
Customed, Inc
Laparotomy Pack, Catalog # 900-996 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wound…
Customed, Inc
Labor & Delivery Pack, Catalog number 900-419. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, i…
Customed, Inc
Open Heart Tray, Catalog number 900-170. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate…
Customed, Inc
Laparoscopy Gyn Pack, Catalog number 900-605. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irr…
Customed, Inc
Cesarean Pack, Catalog # 900-851 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds,…
Customed, Inc
Peri Gyn Pack, Catalog number 900-1716. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate …
Customed, Inc
Major Lap Pack, Catalog number 900-404. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate …
Customed, Inc
Peri Gyn Pack, Catalog # 900-997 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds,…
Customed, Inc
ADULT Radiotransparent Electrode, REF/Catalog Number 2516H-PC, Rx ONLY --- COMPARABLE TO PHILIPS MEDICAL HEARTSTART ELECTRODES PLUG STYLE CONNECTOR
ConMed Corporation
Neuro Pack, Catalog number 900-1146. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wou…
Customed, Inc
Angiography Pack, Catalog number 900-610. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigat…
Customed, Inc
Retina Pack, Catalog number 900-1611. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wo…
Customed, Inc
Neuro Spine Pack, Catalog number 900-1300 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irriga…
Customed, Inc
Carpal Tunnel Surgical Large Pack, Catalog # 900-742A Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture remov…
Customed, Inc
Tummy Tuck & Liposuction Pack, catalog #900-2661 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture remova…
Customed, Inc
Laparoscopy Pack, Catalog number 900-1176. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irriga…
Customed, Inc
Labor & Delivery Pack, Catalog number 900-168. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, ir…
Customed, Inc
Amerigel Hydrogel Wound Dressing Wound management
Amerx Health Care Corp.
Laparoscopy Pack, Catalog number 900-486. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigat…
Customed, Inc
Laparoscopy Pack, Catalog number 900-484 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigat…
Customed, Inc
Laparotomy Pack, Catalog number 900-149. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate…
Customed, Inc
Laparotomy Basic Pack, Catalog number 900-547 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, ir…
Customed, Inc
Femoral Angiography Pack, Catalog number 900-796. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals,…
Customed, Inc
Fanfold Drape, Catalog number 900-633. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate w…
Customed, Inc
Cystoscopy Pack III, catalog #900-2482 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate w…
Customed, Inc
Total Hysterectomy, catalog #900-2415 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wo…
Customed, Inc
Gown Surgical Non Reinforced XXL, Catalog number 900-2566. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture …
Customed, Inc
Femoral Pack, Catalog number 900-164. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wo…
Customed, Inc
Amerigel Daily Dressing Packets Wound management
Amerx Health Care Corp.
ADULT Radiotransparent Electrode, REF/Catalog Number 2001H, Rx ONLY --- COMPARABLE TO PHILIPS MEDICAL HEARTSTART ELECTRODES PLUG STYLE CONNECTOR Int…
ConMed Corporation
Laparoscopy Pack, Catalog number 900-1967. Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irriga…
Customed, Inc
Open Heart Tray, Catalog number 900-1196C Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irriga…
Customed, 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 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.