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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
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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 · 2026-09-04

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 Oct 10, 2012

00780303601 MIS 12/14 Slotted Femoral Head Provisional -3.5X36 00780303602 MIS 12/14 Slotted Femoral Head Provisional +0X36 00780303603 MIS 12/14 S…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

Cemented Tibial Drill Product Usage: The cemented tibial drill is used to prepare the tibial bone prior to the impaction of the applicable stemme…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Low Oct 10, 2012

Sterile, single-use, disposable electrosurgical electrode holder. It connects the electrode to the foot activated electric generator. Label reads i…

Gynex Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

Philips Digital Diagnost with patient carriage Model: 712050 with serial number range from 00 000 00 to 09 000 543. Product Usage: Stationary r…

Philips Healthcare Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

Tabs Professional Monitor, includes one wall bracket, Model 25022. Stanley Security Solutions, Inc., Lincoln, NE. Designed to help reduce the ris…

Stanley Security Solutions, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

8 Fr. Bardex Pediatric All-Silicone Foley Catheter with a 3cc balloon. The product is packaged individually with 12 units per corrugated case. The …

C.R. Bard, Inc., Urological Division

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

Wound Pro Apex Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Powered Suction Pump; Accuro Medical Products LLC, 2854 Hitchcock Ave, Downers Grove, IL 60515; part n…

Accuro Medical Product LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

EOS X-ray Medical Diagnostic , X-ray Equipment System Digital Radiography used in general radiographic examination.

Eos Imaging Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

00780303201 MIS 12/14 Slotted Femoral Head Provisional -3.5X32 00780303202 MIS 12/14 Slotted Femoral Head Provisional +0X32 00780303203 MIS 12/14 S…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

Optilock 2.7 mm Screw Inserter. Intended Use: The OptiLock Upper Extremity Plating System is intended for fixation of fractures and osteotomies. T…

Biomet, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

00780302801 MIS 12/14 Slotted Femoral Head Provisional -3.5X28 00780302802 MIS 12/14 Slotted Femoral Head Provisional +0X28 00780302803 MIS 12/14 S…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

MIRS for MATRIX Spine System. Minimally Invasive Reduction Screw (MIRS) for percutaneous instrumentation of the thoracolumbar spine. The Synthes …

Synthes USA HQ, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

IR1200, IR1250(IR1200 Plus), 2020 and One Touch(R) Ping(R) Insulin Pump glucose management system. The device is intended to deliver insulin thera…

Animas Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

00780302201 MIS 12/14 Slotted Femoral Head Provisional -2X22 00780302202 MIS 12/14 Slotted Femoral Head Provisional +0X22 00780302203 MIS 12/14 Slo…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

00789502601 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 26mm -3.5 00789502602 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 26mm +0 00789502603 VerSys Femoral Head Provision…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

12/14 Neck Taper 00789504001 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 40mm -3.5 00789504002 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 40mm +0 00789504003 VerSys Femo…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

Tabs Professional Voice + Monitor, with wire bracket, Model 25223. Stanley Security Solutions, Inc., Lincoln, NE. Designed to help reduce the ris…

Stanley Security Solutions, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

Optilock T15 AO Driver (3.5mm). Intended Use: The OptiLock Upper Extremity Plating System is intended for fixation of fractures and osteotomies. T…

Biomet, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

Male, 16Fr, Straight-tip Intermittent Urinary Catheters M16. The product is distributed individually or in intermediate boxes containing 30 individua…

Cure Medical LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

Philips HeartStart XL M4735A Defibrillator/Monitors, used with the M3516A batteries The Heart Start XL Defibrillator/Monitor is a fully featured,…

Philips Healthcare Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

IMMAGE Immunochemistry Systems Rheumatoid Factor (RF) Reagent, PN 447070 The IMMAGE Immunochemistry Systems Rheumatoid Factor (RF) reagent, in con…

Beckman Coulter Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

Tabs Professional Voice + Monitor, includes one wall bracket, Model 25222. Stanley Security Solutions, Inc., Lincoln, NE. Designed to help reduce…

Stanley Security Solutions, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

00780304001 MIS 12/14 Slotted Femoral Head Provisional -3.5X36 00780304002 MIS 12/14 Slotted Femoral Head Provisional +0X36 00780304003 MIS 12/14 S…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

Stryker Orthopaedics Restoration Modular Cone Body Trials Stryker Ireland Carrigtwohill Industrial Estate Carrigtwohill County Cork, Ireland. T…

Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

COULTER PrepPlus, Part Number: 286600 Product Usage: The COULTER PrepPlus, is a microprocessor-controlled pipetting and diluting system, designed…

Beckman Coulter Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

Tabs Professional Monitor, without wall bracket, Model 25023. Stanley Security Solutions, Inc., Lincoln, NE. Designed to help reduce the risk of …

Stanley Security Solutions, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

00789502801 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 28mm -3.5 00789502802 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 28mm +0 00789502803 VerSys Femoral Head Provision…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

00780302601 MIS 12/14 Slotted Femoral Head Provisional -3.5X26 00780302602 MIS 12/14 Slotted Femoral Head Provisional +0X26 00780302603 MIS 12/14 S…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

12/14 Neck Taper 00789503201 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 32mm -3.5 00789503202 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 32mm +0 00789503203 VerSys Femo…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 10, 2012

00789503601 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 36mm -3.5 00789503602 VerSys Femoral Head Provisional 36mm +0 00789503603 VerSys Femoral Head Provision…

Zimmer, Inc.

FDA Drug Moderate Oct 3, 2012

Propofol Injectable Emulsion, 1%, packaged in a) 20 mL Single patient infusion vial, 200 mg/20 mL (10 mg/mL), NDC 0409-4699-30; b) 50 mL Single patie…

Hospira Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

Hologic Fluoroscan Mini C-Arm Model with InSight- FD Software Version 5.0.1and 5.0.2 The device is a Mini C-arm Fluoroscopic Imaging System design…

Hologic, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

Covidien Duet TRS 60 4.8 mm Universal Articulating Single Use Loading Unit. Product Code: DUET6048A. Single Use Loading Unit (SULU) tissue reinfo…

Covidien LP

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

Philips Digital Diagnost-Mobile Detector Holder for Digital Diagnost (Single Detector, Dual Detector, Release 3) System codes: 712020, 712022, 71202…

Philips Healthcare Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

Covidien Duet TRS 60 3.5 mm Universal Articulating Single Use Loading Unit. Product Code: DUET6035A. Single Use Loading Unit (SULU) tissue reinfo…

Covidien LP

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

Covidien Duet TRS 45 3.5 mm Universal Straight Single Use Loading Unit. Product Code: DUET4535. Single Use Loading Unit (SULU) tissue reinforcem…

Covidien LP

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

BP7561 OPTI CCA-TS B-Lac Cassette (25 per box) Cassettes are consumables used in the OPTI CCA-TS Analyzer intended to be used for in vitro measure…

OPTI Medical Systems, Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

Covidien Duet TRS 45 3.5 mm Universal Articulating Single Use Loading Unit. Product Code: DUET4535A. Single Use Loading Unit (SULU) tissue reinfo…

Covidien LP

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

Terumo Advanced Perfusion System 1 Flow Module indicated for use in extracorporeal circulation of blood for arterial perfusion, regional perfusion…

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

***REF LS7600***Qty 1*** EC REP*** ConMed Linvatec Xenon Light Source

Linvatec Corp. dba ConMed Linvatec

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

Boston Scientific, Z Flex 270, Steerable Sheath, Sterile EO, Rx only, Distributed by Boston Scientific Corporation, One Boston Scientific Place, Nat…

Greatbatch Medical

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

Covidien Duet TRS 45 4.8 mm Universal Articulating Single Use Loading Unit. Product Code: DUET4548A. Single Use Loading Unit (SULU) tissue reinfo…

Covidien LP

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

Armada 35/ Armada 35 LL PTA Catheters. The device is intended for dilatation of lesions in the vasculature.

Abbott Vascular

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

SharePlan 1.1, aka t-RayAutoplan version 1.2.1 (build number 1.3.1.10). Manufacturing name RayAutoplan, aka t-RayAutoplan, commercial name (TomoTher…

RAYSEARCH LABORATORIES AB

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

Computed Tomography X-Ray Systems, (Brilliance 6, Brilliance 16, MX8000 Dual v. Exp, GEMINI Dual), Philips Healthcare Systems, Cleveland, OH. The …

Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

Hologic Fluoroscan Mini C-Arm Model with InSight2, Software version 4.0 and 4.0.1 The device is a Mini C-arm Fluoroscopic Imaging System designed…

Hologic, Inc.

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

Catheter Irrigation Set labeled in part: ***24K Arthroscopy Outflow/Suction Tubing Set*** This Arthroscopy Tubing Set is intended for use, in conj…

Linvatec Corp. dba ConMed Linvatec

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

Sleek ***OTW ***Ref ***426-1501X***Inflated Balloon Dia/mm 1.5 Inflated Balloon Length/mm 15 Usable Catheter Length/cm 150***Lot 50026688***2013-09**…

Cordis Corporation

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

DEXIS Imaging Suite - catalog number 1.008.7932, version numbers 10.0.0 through 10.0.3 Radiological Image Processing System

Imaging Sciences International, LLC

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 3, 2012

Covidien Duet TRS 60 3.5 mm Universal Straight Single Use Loading Unit Product Code: DUET6035. Single Use Loading Unit (SULU) tissue reinforcemen…

Covidien LP

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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.