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FDA recalls of medical devices including diagnostics, implants, and consumer health hardware.
Medical device recalls are the FDA's highest-volume stream. They cover implantable devices like pacemakers and joint replacements, hospital diagnostics and lab analyzers, surgical instruments, software-as-a-medical-device, and consumer-facing hardware like CPAP machines, blood-pressure cuffs, and glucose monitors. The volume comes from the wide range of products in scope and from the FDA's broad definition of 'corrective action' — software updates, IFU revisions, and labeling corrections all show up as recalls.
For Class I device recalls, the device's defect creates a reasonable risk of serious injury or death — these are the urgent ones. Class II covers issues that may cause temporary or medically reversible harm, often around accuracy or calibration. Class III is for products that don't comply with FDA rules but pose no real safety risk; in practice many software-update letters are Class III.
If you depend on a recalled device for ongoing care, don't disconnect or stop using it before talking to the prescribing clinician — interrupting therapy for a CPAP or a continuous glucose monitor can be more dangerous than the recall it's responding to. Almost every device recall offers a remedy that doesn't require you to surrender the device first.
The SPRYSTEP VECTOR KAFO custom ankle-foot orthosis is being recalled by Townsend Design due to air pockets that could cause complete structural failure.
Philips is recalling Incisive CT scanners due to nine software defects including image artifacts, incorrect orientation labels, display failures, and positioning errors that could lead to misdiagnosis or need for rescans. No illnesses have been reported.
Abiomed introducer kits may have holes in the outer pouch, compromising sterility and exposing patients to potential microbial contamination. This could lead to serious infections including bacteremia or sepsis.
Olympus Corporation recalls 1,403 ENDOEYE Flex endoscopic videoscopes due to deviations in reprocessing instructions. Affected devices may not be reprocessed properly for safe reuse in surgical procedures.
Abiomed Introducer Kits may have holes in outer pouches that compromise sterility, exposing patients to bacterial contamination and risk of infection, bacteremia, or sepsis.
Abiomed is recalling 84 introducer kits that may have holes in the outer pouch, compromising the sterile barrier. This exposes patients to microbial contamination and risk of serious infections including bacteremia and sepsis.
Bard Peripheral Vascular is recalling BD Recanalization Systems due to a manufacturing defect that may allow continuous operation without required safety warnings, increasing risk of device overheating or breaking during patient treatment.
Abiomed Axillary Insertion Introducer Kits have holes in the outer pouch that may compromise sterility, potentially exposing patients to serious infections including bacteremia and sepsis.
Philips is recalling BrightView Gamma Camera Systems because a gap can form between patient support and detector during quality assurance scans, creating an extremity entrapment hazard that may cause fractures or crush injuries.
Bard is recalling Mission Disposable Core Biopsy Instrument Kits due to dimensional issues that may prevent the biopsy needle from fitting properly into the cannula, potentially causing tissue injury and prolonging procedures.
Icotec is recalling VADER pedicle system torque wrenches because the torque limiting function can malfunction, potentially leaving screw fasteners insufficiently tightened during implant surgery.
Baxter Healthcare is recalling marketing materials for its Vascu-Guard Peripheral Vascular Patch because a cardiovascular surgery brochure contains inaccurate content conflicting with official Instructions for Use and Prescribing Information.
Abiomed is recalling Oscor Intro Introducer Kits due to holes in the outer pouch that may compromise the sterile barrier, potentially exposing patients to harmful bacteria and infections including bacteremia and sepsis.
Cordis US Corp is recalling MYNXGRIP 5F vascular closure devices due to incorrect labeling on carton boxes. The carton labels between two lots were swapped; however, the individual device labels remain correct.
Baxter Healthcare recalls a marketing brochure for Peri-Guard Repair Patch because it contains inaccurate information that does not match the product's Instructions for Use.
Shirakawa Olympus has updated cleaning instructions for the Model CYF-5 cystonephrofiberscope, removing reusable cleaning brushes from the manual cleaning protocol while single-use brushes remain compatible.
A Baxter marketing brochure for FloSeal Hemostatic Matrix contains inaccurate content that does not match the product's official Instructions for Use and Prescribing Information.
Shirakawa Olympus Co., Ltd. is updating cleaning instructions for the Model CYF-5R Cystonephrofiberscope. Reusable cleaning brushes have been removed from manual cleaning procedures; single-use brushes remain approved.
Baxter Healthcare recalls Peri-Guard Repair Patch due to cardiovascular surgery marketing brochure containing inaccurate content that does not align with the product's Instructions for Use.
Shirakawa Olympus is recalling instructions for the Model ENF-XP Rhino-Laryngofiberscope. Reusable cleaning brushes have been removed from the manual cleaning procedure; single-use brushes remain compatible.
Baxter is recalling marketing materials for Vascu-Guard Peripheral Vascular Patch because a brochure contains inaccurate information that conflicts with the product's official instructions and prescribing information.
Shirakawa Olympus updated cleaning instructions for VISERA Cysto-Nephro Videoscopes, recommending removal of reusable brushes from manual cleaning procedures. Single-use brushes remain compatible.
Shirakawa Olympus has updated cleaning instructions for the EVIS EXERA III bronchovideoscope. Reusable brushes are no longer approved for manual cleaning; single-use brushes remain compatible.
Olympus has updated cleaning instructions for the EVIS EXERA III Bronchovideoscope. Reusable brushes are no longer approved for manual cleaning; only single-use brushes should be used.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling Baxter FloSeal Hemostatic Matrix RECOTHROM products because the marketing brochure contains inaccurate information that does not align with the product's official Instructions for Use and Prescribing Information.
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