Hazard
4 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 4 surgical device malfunction recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 2 (50%) are Severe.
Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all surgical device malfunction recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.
A recall can carry multiple tags — a Listeria recall might also be tagged ready-to-eat and undeclared-allergen. Use the full-text search if you want to combine hazard tags with brand or category filters.
Intuitive Surgical is recalling Intuitive 8 mm SureForm 30 Gray Reloads (Reference Numbers 48230M-05 and 48230M-06) because they may produce an incomplete staple line during curved-tipped stapler operations.
Advanced Research Medical is recalling 1,150 units of its Lumbar Interbody Fusion System Flexible Curette Loop Blade because the disposable blade may shear during surgery, potentially leaving fragments within the shaft assembly. No injuries have been reported.
Carefusion is recalling Snowden-Pencer MIS surgical graspers (lot B23) distributed in the US and Canada because the rotation knob may crack or break due to a manufacturing adhesive defect. Affected devices could malfunction during surgical use.
Cardica, Inc. is recalling MicroCutter Xchange 30 Blue Curved Tip Cartridges because incomplete staple firing may result in incomplete tissue transection or anastomosis during surgery.