Medical Device Recalls

This is our largest category by volume. The FDA tracks recalls for an enormous range of medical devices: implants, pacemakers, insulin pumps, surgical tools, blood glucose monitors, X-ray machines, prosthetics, contact lenses, and home health equipment, among many others. We have records dating back to 2005 and add new ones as the FDA publishes them.

Device recalls can happen because of software bugs, manufacturing defects, bacterial contamination, incorrect labeling, or design flaws that lead to inaccurate results or equipment failure. Class I recalls are the most serious and mean the device could cause injury or death.

38,428 total recalls
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Showing 35841–35860 of 38,428 recalls

April 17, 2013· Bryan Medical Inc

Recalled Item: Tracoe Mini 3.0mm Tube

The Issue: Mislabeling

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class I — Serious Health HazardTerminated
April 17, 2013· Alcon Grieshaber AG

Recalled Item: The Constellation Vision System Pneumatic Handpiece. Indicated for both anterior

The Issue: Alcon is conducting a Medical Device Removal for

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
April 17, 2013· Beckman Coulter Inc.

Recalled Item: Synchron LX System(s) and UniCel DxC 600/800 System(s) Lactate Reagent

The Issue: Beckman Coulter initiated the recall for the Lactate

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
April 16, 2013· Ziemer Usa Inc

Recalled Item: 1) The FEMTO LDV Z2 Femtosecond Surgical Laser is an

The Issue: A defect in the controller board can lead

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
April 16, 2013· Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc

Recalled Item: BARD Biopsy Systems UltraClip Dual Trigger breast tissue marker. Intended

The Issue: Bard Peripheral Vascular (BPV) has confirmed that some

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
April 16, 2013· Alere San Diego, Inc.

Recalled Item: Alere" hCG Combo Cassette (20/10 mIU/mL) Kit. Product Usage: The

The Issue: The firm initiated recall of Alere" hCG Combo

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
April 15, 2013· Synthes USA HQ, Inc.

Recalled Item: Synthes Hand Switch - Electric Pen Drive

The Issue: Synthes received a complaint from a customer in

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
April 15, 2013· Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc

Recalled Item: Computed Tomography X-ray systems Product Usage: The Brilliance CT 64

The Issue: Philips Healthcare received reports from the field that

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
April 15, 2013· Medrad Inc

Recalled Item: DC power cable (p/n 3010556) supplied with the MEDRAD(R) Veris

The Issue: The firm is recalling these power cables due

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
April 15, 2013· Hill-Rom, Inc.

Recalled Item: Hill-Rom 1000 Bed

The Issue: Complaints have been reported for brakes disengaging when

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
April 15, 2013· Bio-rad Laboratories, Inc.

Recalled Item: Liquichek" ToRCH Plus IgM Control - Positive Liquichek ToRCH Plus

The Issue: The Liquichek" ToRCH Plus IgM Control - Positive,

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class III — Low RiskTerminated
April 15, 2013· Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.

Recalled Item: FreeStyle InsuLinx Blood Glucose Monitoring System: For In Vitro Diagnostic

The Issue: AT rare, extremely high glucose levels (1024 mg/dL

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class I — Serious Health HazardTerminated
April 15, 2013· DePuy Mitek, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Co.

Recalled Item: DePuy Mitek Tissue Liberator -Blade Up Catalog Number: 214623 The

The Issue: Labeled incorrectly as a Blade Up configuration instead

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
April 15, 2013· Cypress Medical Products LLC

Recalled Item: Cypress Medical Products LLC

The Issue: Cypress Medical Products LLC is voluntarily recalling one

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
April 12, 2013· Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc

Recalled Item: LIGACLIP¿ Endoscopic Rotating Multiple Clip Applier (ER320)

The Issue: Ethicon Endo-Surgery is initiating a voluntary recall for

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
April 12, 2013· Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc

Recalled Item: LIGACLIP¿ Endoscopic Rotating Multiple Clip Applier Convenience Kit (Flex Trays)

The Issue: Ethicon Endo-Surgery is initiating a voluntary recall for

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
April 12, 2013· Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc

Recalled Item: LIGACLIP¿ Endoscopic Rotating Multiple Clip Applier (ER320)

The Issue: Ethicon Endo-Surgery is initiating a voluntary recall for

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
April 12, 2013· Paa Laboratories Inc

Recalled Item: Various types of Fetal Bovine Serum Bovine sourced Animal Sera

The Issue: Current product labeling band data sheets state that

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
April 12, 2013· Covidien LLC

Recalled Item: Curity I.V. Start Kit

The Issue: On March 26, 2013 Covidien received a recall

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class III — Low RiskTerminated
April 12, 2013· Becton Dickinson & Co.

Recalled Item: BBL DrySlide Oxidase Kit

The Issue: In-vitro diagnostic agents were placed into incorrect packaging

Recommended Action: Stop using. Contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated