Browse Device Recalls
1,130 FDA medical device safety recalls.
FDA Medical Device Recall Enforcement Database
Browse 1,130 FDA medical device recall enforcement actions. Each entry includes the device description, reason for recall, classification (Class I through III based on severity), recalling firm, and distribution details. Use the filters below to search by year, classification, state, or keyword.
Medical Device Recalls
Browse 1,130 FDA device recalls.
| Date | Product | Reason | Class | Firm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2020 | Knee Products: 155308 Knees AGC Knee System PS Molded Tibial Component, 10 M... | Potential presence of elevated endotoxin levels that exceed the specification limit | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Apr 17, 2020 | Knee Products: 150414 Orthopedic Salvage System (OSS) Tibial Bearing, 20 MM... | Potential presence of elevated endotoxin levels that exceed the specification limit | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Apr 17, 2020 | Knee Products: US154709 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibia... | Potential presence of elevated endotoxin levels that exceed the specification limit | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Apr 17, 2020 | Knee Products: 189260 Vanguard Knee System, CR-L Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 1... | Potential presence of elevated endotoxin levels that exceed the specification limit | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Apr 17, 2020 | Knee Products: TMJPM-1510 Microfixation Custom Made Device, Left PM-TMJ M... | Potential presence of elevated endotoxin levels that exceed the specification limit | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Apr 17, 2020 | Knee Products: 184762 Knees Vanguard Knee System, Series-A Standard Patella... | Potential presence of elevated endotoxin levels that exceed the specification limit | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Apr 17, 2020 | Knee Products: 154335 Oxford Partial Knee System, Fixed Lateral Tibial Const... | Potential presence of elevated endotoxin levels that exceed the specification limit | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Comprehensive Humeral Tray Taper Extraction Pliers - Replacement Tips, Model ... | There were unknown bioburden levels prior to sterilization, which may affect sterility of the pro... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Select, Hip Stem Cement Spacer Mold w/Reinforcement Cement, 9... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Knee Tibial Cement Spacer Mold, 75 MM, Silicone, Sterile, Ite... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Hip Cement Spacer Mold with Insert, 60 MM, Silicone, Sterile,... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Knee Femoral Cement Spacer Mold, 60 MM, Silicone, Sterile, It... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne, Hip Cement Spacer Mold w/Reinforcement, 9 X 125 MM, 43 MM, S... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET Custom StageOne Hip Femoral Reinforcement, 9 X 125 MM, Stainless Steel... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Select, Hip Stem Cement Spacer Mold w/Reinforcement Cement, 1... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Select, Hip Stem Cement Spacer Mold w/Reinforcement Cement, 1... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Knee Tibial Cement Spacer Mold, 65 MM, Silicone, Sterile, Ite... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne, Hip Cement Spacer Mold w/Reinforcement, 9 X 125 MM, 51 MM, S... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Select, Hip Stem Cement Spacer Mold w/Reinforcement Cement, 1... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne, Shoulder Cement Spacer Mold 12 MM, 54 X 21 X 64 MM, Silicone... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Hip Cement Spacer Mold with Insert, 56 MM, Silicone, Sterile,... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Hip Cement Spacer Mold with Insert, 52 MM, Silicone, Sterile,... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Knee Femoral Cement Spacer Mold, 75 MM, Silicone, Sterile, It... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Knee Tibial Cement Spacer Mold, 70 MM, Silicone, Sterile, Ite... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Knee Tibial Cement Spacer Mold, 80 MM, Silicone, Sterile, Ite... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne, Shoulder Cement Spacer Mold 10 MM, 50 X 21 X 57 MM, Silicone... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne, Shoulder Cement Spacer Mold 8 MM, 46 X 18 X 53 MM, Silicone,... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Hip Cement Spacer Mold with Insert, 64 MM, Silicone, Sterile,... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne, Shoulder Cement Spacer Mold 6 MM, 42 X 18 X 46 MM, Silicone,... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne, Hip Cement Spacer Mold w/Reinforcement, 17 X 165 MM, 64 MM, ... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Select, Hip Stem Cement Spacer Mold w/Reinforcement Cement, 1... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Knee Femoral Cement Spacer Mold, 65 MM, Silicone, Sterile, It... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Select, Hip Stem Cement Spacer Mold w/Reinforcement Cement, 9... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Select, Hip Stem Cement Spacer Mold w/Reinforcement Cement, 1... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne, Shoulder Cement Spacer Mold 14 MM, 58 X 24 X 64 MM, Silicone... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne, Hip Cement Spacer Mold w/Reinforcement, 13 X 145 MM, 57 MM, ... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Hip Cement Spacer Mold with Insert, 48 MM, Silicone, Sterile,... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Select, Hip Stem Cement Spacer Mold w/Reinforcement Cement, 1... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Knee Femoral Cement Spacer Mold, 70 MM, Silicone, Sterile, It... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Select, Hip Stem Cement Spacer Mold w/Reinforcement Cement, 1... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 26, 2020 | BIOMET StageOne Select, Hip Stem Cement Spacer Mold w/Reinforcement Cement, 1... | Potentially insufficient cleaning process or potential inadequate process monitoring for cleaning... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 25, 2020 | Biomet Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder Glenosphere Mini Baseplate With Taper A... | Package is intended to contain one (1) baseplate and one (1) taper adapter; however, devices may ... | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Feb 17, 2020 | Comprehensive Shoulder System Mini Humeral Stem 9mm,, Model No. 113629 - Prod... | A 15mm Shoulder Mini Humeral Stem was misidentified as a 9mm Shoulder Mini Humeral Stem. | Class II | Biomet, Inc. |
| Jan 7, 2020 | THP Hip Plating System, Item Nos. 14-451070 14-451075 14-451080 14-451085 ... | Potential increase in fracture rate was detected during internal testing, in addition to potentia... | Class II | Zimmer Biomet, Inc. |
| Dec 23, 2019 | Jamshidi Bone Marrow Aspiration Needle Item Number: 00-1103-007-00 | Potential for the expiration date on the outer label that was applied by Zimmer Biomet to exceed ... | Class II | Zimmer Biomet, Inc. |
| Dec 19, 2019 | ASI 2.0 Calcar Trimmer Shaft for Use with Zimmer Rasp Mode Number: 110032332... | Potential issue associated with the instrument -end of the shaft could fail to effectively mate w... | Class II | Zimmer Biomet, Inc. |
| Dec 12, 2019 | Coonrad/Morrey Total Elbow Humeral Assembly, Extra Small, 4-inch Length. Mode... | The lot contained two outer pins instead of one outer and one inner pin. | Class II | Zimmer Biomet, Inc. |
| Oct 25, 2019 | Biomet Orthopedics Intramedullary Bone Saw Cam Assembly 14MM- Orthopedic ma... | Possible commingle of 13 MM and 14 MM Intramedullary Bone Saw Cam Assembly -an Intramedullary Bo... | Class II | Zimmer Biomet, Inc. |
| Oct 25, 2019 | Biomet Orthopedics Intramedullary Bone Saw Cam Assembly 13MM-Orthopedic manua... | Possible commingle of 13 MM and 14 MM Intramedullary Bone Saw Cam Assembly -an Intramedullary Bo... | Class II | Zimmer Biomet, Inc. |
| Oct 10, 2019 | SM DIS VOL/DORS RAD LAT COL PLATE, Item Nos. 47235801404 47235802102 472358... | Non-highly polished implants may adhere to the LDPE bag (previous packaging configuration). | Class II | Zimmer Biomet, Inc. |
Frequently Asked Questions
When a device safety issue is identified, the manufacturer or FDA initiates a recall. The FDA publishes an enforcement report detailing the device, the reason for the recall, and distribution. Healthcare facilities and providers are notified to check their inventory and take corrective action.
All types, from simple devices like blood glucose test strips and surgical gloves to complex devices like pacemakers, defibrillators, insulin pumps, hip implants, and ventilators. Software-driven devices are increasingly common in recalls due to bugs and cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Use the search and filter tools on this page. Each recall entry includes the device description, model numbers, and distribution details so you can determine if your device is affected. Contact your healthcare provider if you find a match.