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Medical Device Statistics

Data and trends from 39,885 FDA medical device recalls spanning 1930 to 2026.

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0Class II

0Voluntary Recalls

Device Recalls by Year

Number of FDA medical device recall enforcement actions per year.

Top Recall Reasons

Most common reasons for FDA device recalls.

#	Reason	Recalls
1	Other	25,898
2	Sterility Issues	5,749
3	Labeling Errors	3,142
4	Software Issues	1,886
5	Calibration / Accuracy	709
6	Packaging Issues	620
7	Battery Issues	544
8	Contamination	500
9	Electrical Failure	421
10	Manufacturing Defect	361
11	cGMP Deviations	6

Top Recalling Firms

Companies with the most FDA device recall actions.

#	Firm	Recalls
1	Zimmer Biomet, Inc.	875
2	MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield	812
3	Customed, Inc	682
4	Boston Scientific Corporation	636
5	Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc	623
6	ICU Medical, Inc.	596
7	Medline Industries, LP	503
8	GE Healthcare, LLC	474
9	Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.	461
10	Zimmer, Inc.	444
11	Arrow International Inc	431
12	Olympus Corporation of the Americas	415
13	Baxter Healthcare Corporation	376
14	Biomerieux Inc	369
15	Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.	336

Recalls by State

States where recalling firms are located.

#	State	Recalls
1	California	4,653
2	Massachusetts	3,494
3	Illinois	3,263
4	Pennsylvania	2,968
5	Indiana	2,560
6	N/A	2,104
7	New Jersey	2,061
8	Minnesota	1,674
9	Florida	1,516
10	New York	1,398
11	Ohio	1,092
12	Wisconsin	966
13	Michigan	954
14	Missouri	930
15	Texas	816
16	Puerto Rico	813
17	North Carolina	768
18	Tennessee	749
19	Connecticut	717
20	Georgia	706

About This Data

All medical device recall data comes from the U.S. FDA through the openFDA enforcement database. Our database contains 39,885 device recall enforcement actions spanning 1930 to 2026.

Class I is the most serious, reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences or death. Class II means temporary or medically reversible adverse effects. Class III is least serious, exposure not likely to cause harm. Our database contains 3,629 Class I, 35,226 Class II, and 1,029 Class III.