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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.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 20 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters because primary segment material may be lost, exposing underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 87 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters because primary segment material may be lost, exposing underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 6F Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters because a potential loss of primary segment material may expose underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 45 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters because primary segment material may be lost, exposing underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling specific 6F Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters because a defect may cause loss of primary segment material, exposing underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 33 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters because primary segment material may be lost, exposing underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 5 units of SHERPA NX Active Guiding Catheters because a defect may expose underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 26 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters because a defect may expose underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling specific 6F Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters due to a potential loss of material that could expose underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 20 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters due to a potential loss of primary segment material that could expose underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 3 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters because primary segment material may be lost, exposing underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 34 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters because primary segment material may be lost, exposing underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 1,364 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters because primary segment material may be lost, exposing underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 49 units of the SHERPA NX Active Guiding Catheter because a subset may experience extensive loss of primary segment material, exposing underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
A recall of Medtronic Vascular SHERPA NX active guiding catheters was issued because some units may expose underlying stainless-steel braid wires, posing a potential safety risk.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 17 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters due to a potential loss of primary segment material that could expose underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 247 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters due to potential loss of primary segment material exposing stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 29 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters due to a potential loss of primary segment material that could expose underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 10 units of SHERPA NX Active Guiding Catheters because a defect may expose underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 4 units of 6F Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters due to a potential loss of primary segment material that could expose underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 56 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters because primary segment material may be lost, exposing underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 9 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters due to potential loss of primary segment material exposing stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 213 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters due to a potential loss of primary segment material that could expose underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling six units of the Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheter due to a potential loss of segment material that could expose underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
Medtronic Vascular is recalling 53 units of Sherpa NX Active Guiding Catheters due to a potential loss of primary segment material that could expose underlying stainless-steel braid wires.
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