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 37181–37200 of 38,428 recalls

August 29, 2012· Remington Medical Inc.

Recalled Item: Automatic Cutting Needles

The Issue: Sterility of the product may be compromised

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

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
August 28, 2012· SpineFrontier, Inc.

Recalled Item: Spine Frontier Inspan compressors Part Number: 11-60004. Inspan compressors...

The Issue: Inspan Compressors may break at weld causing a

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

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
August 28, 2012· Biomerieux Inc

Recalled Item: PREVI Isola System

The Issue: The instrument may not dispense the specimen onto

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

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
August 28, 2012· Kardium

Recalled Item: TORQ Sternal Closure Device. The common name is TWISTER

The Issue: The TORQ Sternal Closure Device, Lot 062711, is

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

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
August 28, 2012· Hospira Inc.

Recalled Item: Empty Evacuated Container 250 mL and 1000 mL. Empty Evacuated

The Issue: Embedded iron oxide glass defect which may have

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

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
August 28, 2012· Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc

Recalled Item: The Brilliance CT 16 System Product Usage: The Brilliance 16

The Issue: Philips was notified that the system logout in

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

Class III — Low RiskTerminated
August 28, 2012· Sekisui Diagnostics Llc

Recalled Item: Sekisui Spectrolyse PAI-1

The Issue: SPECTROLYSE PAI-1 activity assay producing lower than expected

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

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
August 27, 2012· Zimmer, Inc.

Recalled Item: Trilogy II Constrained Liner The Trilogy Longevity Constrained Liner serves

The Issue: Trilogy Longevity Constrained Liner devices were packaged in

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

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
August 27, 2012· Spacelabs Healthcare, Llc

Recalled Item: Ultraview SL 91493 Integrated Module Housing. PCIS patient monitors is

The Issue: There is a potential failure of the Integrated

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

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
August 24, 2012· Spine Smith Partners LP

Recalled Item: Cynch Lordotic T-PLlF Implant. Intervertebral fusion device with bone graft

The Issue: Implants were incorrectly laser marked as 23mm instead

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

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
August 24, 2012· Iradimed Corporation

Recalled Item: The brand name is MRidium Series 1000 MR Infusion Sets

The Issue: Iradimed Corporation is recalling MRidium Series 1000 MR

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

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
August 24, 2012· Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland) Inc

Recalled Item: MX 16-slice CT Scanner System

The Issue: On August 24, 2012 the firm recalled the

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

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
August 24, 2012· Volcano Corporation

Recalled Item: Volcano brand Intravascular Ultrasound

The Issue: The display on the system has the potential

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

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
August 23, 2012· King Systems Corp.

Recalled Item: Universal Flex2 Breathing Circuit Class I 510(k) Exempt An anesthesia

The Issue: King Systems received a customer complaint indicating that

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

Class I — Serious Health HazardTerminated
August 23, 2012· Biomet, Inc.

Recalled Item: Optilock 2.7 mm Screw Inserter. Intended Use: The OptiLock Upper

The Issue: Field complaints indicate that recent shipments of the

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

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
August 23, 2012· Biomet, Inc.

Recalled Item: Optilock T15 AO Driver (3.5mm). Intended Use: The OptiLock Upper

The Issue: Field complaints indicate that recent shipments of the

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

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
August 22, 2012· Viscot Medical LLC

Recalled Item: Dual Tip Marker

The Issue: Dual Tip Marker has inconsistent ink flow on

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

Class III — Low RiskTerminated
August 22, 2012· SpineFrontier, Inc.

Recalled Item: S-Lift Implant Guides (also known as S-LIF) Compressor Part Number:

The Issue: When using the optional S-LIFT (also known as

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

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
August 22, 2012· DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.

Recalled Item: S-Rom¿ Total Hip System Poly Liner Packaging: The insert is

The Issue: Orthopaedics, Inc. (DePuy) is issuing a voluntary recall

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

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated
August 22, 2012· Smith & Nephew Inc

Recalled Item: 12/14 TAPER HIGH OFFSET NECK USE WITH SMITH & NEPHEW

The Issue: Modular necks were manufactured out of specification by

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

Class II — Potential Health HazardTerminated