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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.
GE Healthcare is recalling 1,519 Optima MR450w MRI systems worldwide due to a button interface error. The 'Patient Orientation' button may be unintentionally clicked instead of 'Save RX,' causing incorrectly oriented or flipped diagnostic images.
Canon Medical System recalled its Vantage Titan 3T MRI systems due to a component lacking proper flame-retardancy standards. The defect could produce smoke or fire during use.
Canon Vantage Tiitan 1.5T MRI Systems with certain serial numbers are recalled due to a component lacking proper flame retardancy, which could result in smoke or fire.
GE Healthcare recalls 311 SIGNA Architect MRI scanners due to button confusion that may result in flipped diagnostic images. The 'Patient Orientation' button may be accidentally clicked instead of 'Save RX', causing incorrect image orientation.
Owen Mumford USA is recalling Unifine Pentips Plus pen needles because two cases of 4mm needles were mistakenly packaged as 8mm needles, which could result in patients receiving incorrect needle sizes for their insulin pens.
GE Healthcare recalled 248 units of the Discovery MR750 3.0T scanner due to a button-confusion error where the Patient Orientation button may be clicked instead of Save RX, potentially resulting in incorrectly oriented or flipped images. No injuries reported.
Central hole cover plugs on EcoFit cementless acetabular cups may come loose during surgical implantation, potentially extending operation time or requiring revision surgery. Fifty-one units in Florida and Texas are affected.
HeartWare HVAD Pump Implant Kit (REF MCS1705PU) recalled because the pump's impeller shroud height does not meet the lower control limit. The device is used for hemodynamic support in patients with advanced heart failure.
Two lots of Aequalis Ascend Flex Shoulder System Reversed Tray components were swapped during distribution, resulting in packages containing components with incorrect thickness.
GE Healthcare's MRI scanners may have a button confusion issue where the Patient Orientation button is accidentally clicked instead of Save RX, potentially causing misoriented or incorrectly annotated images. 585 devices affected worldwide.
Canon Medical System is recalling Canon Vantage Galan 3T MRI systems due to a component that does not meet flame retardancy standards, which could result in smoke or fire. The recall affects units distributed nationwide.
Canon Medical's Toshiba Vantage Tiitan 1.5T MRI systems are being recalled due to a component that does not meet flame retardancy standards. The defect could result in smoke or fire. Affected units were distributed nationwide.
GE Healthcare is recalling the SIGNA MR380 MRI system due to a user interface flaw where the Patient Orientation button may be inadvertently clicked instead of the Save RX button. This can result in incorrectly annotated or flipped MRI images.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling 4,752 units of EASYGRIP FLO-41 hemostatic delivery devices due to a discrepancy between the expiration date encoded in the 2D barcode and the human-readable date on the product.
The Lingen Disposable Virus Sampling Kit by Mercedes Medical was voluntarily recalled due to lacking FDA 510(k) clearance. The recall affected approximately 11,711 boxes distributed nationwide and internationally.
Mercedes Medical voluntarily recalled Lingen SAMPLE Virus Sampling Kits due to lack of FDA 510(k) clearance. The recall affects units distributed nationwide and internationally.
Arrow International is recalling its Temporary Pacing Catheter/Introducer Kit (5 units) because it was marketed without FDA 510K clearance. Affected lot numbers: 16F20C0035 and 16F20F0124.
GE Healthcare's SIGNA MR355 and MR360 MRI systems are recalled due to a button UI issue that may cause diagnostic images to be flipped or incorrectly annotated. No patient harm has been reported.
Boston Scientific is recalling Accolade pacemaker models L300, L301, L310, L311, L321, and L331 due to latent hydrogen release that compromises the capacitor and accelerates battery depletion.
BioFire Diagnostics is recalling 3,559 FilmArray Pneumonia Panel plus test kits globally due to stability failures causing increased false negative results between 6 and 12 months after manufacturing, potentially missing pneumonia diagnoses.
Boston Scientific is recalling six Essentio pacemaker models due to a hydrogen release defect that may compromise a critical capacitor and cause accelerated battery depletion. Approximately 31,548 units worldwide are affected.
Luminex Corporation is recalling the Verigene BC-GP blood culture test (Model 20-006-018) due to the potential for false-negative results. Approximately 36,416 units have been distributed worldwide.
The Binding Site Group is recalling the FREELITE Human Kappa Free Kit due to quality control bias of approximately 10% compared to assigned values. Specific lot numbers distributed worldwide are affected.
Siemens Healthcare is recalling certain ADVIA Chemistry XPT systems with software version 1.4 or lower due to a default mixer failure detection setting that may allow incorrect patient lab results to be reported without alerting clinicians.
Medtronic is recalling CoreValve Evolut R Delivery Catheter Systems due to reports of actuator separation. The affected devices, manufactured before July 11, 2020, were distributed globally.
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