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Medical Device Statistics

Data and trends from 39,539 FDA medical device recalls spanning 1930 to 2026.

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0Class I (Most Serious)

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	25,691
2	Sterility Issues	5,714
3	Labeling Errors	3,104
4	Software Issues	1,864
5	Calibration / Accuracy	697
6	Packaging Issues	610
7	Battery Issues	543
8	Contamination	485
9	Electrical Failure	416
10	Manufacturing Defect	360
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	Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc	623
5	Boston Scientific Corporation	619
6	ICU Medical, Inc.	594
7	GE Healthcare, LLC	474
8	Medline Industries, LP	460
9	Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.	456
10	Zimmer, Inc.	444
11	Arrow International Inc	431
12	Olympus Corporation of the Americas	408
13	Baxter Healthcare Corporation	375
14	Biomerieux Inc	369
15	Covidien LLC	334

Recalls by State

States where recalling firms are located.

#	State	Recalls
1	California	4,622
2	Massachusetts	3,451
3	Illinois	3,207
4	Pennsylvania	2,944
5	Indiana	2,555
6	N/A	2,092
7	New Jersey	2,060
8	Minnesota	1,652
9	Florida	1,513
10	New York	1,394
11	Ohio	1,072
12	Wisconsin	954
13	Michigan	952
14	Missouri	930
15	Puerto Rico	813
16	Texas	801
17	North Carolina	763
18	Tennessee	746
19	Connecticut	710
20	Georgia	703

About This Data

All medical device recall data comes from the U.S. FDA through the openFDA enforcement database. Our database contains 39,539 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 3,590 Class I, 34,923 Class II, and 1,025 Class III.