Hazard
5 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 5 surgical injury risk recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 0 (0%) are Severe.
Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all surgical injury risk 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.
Surgify Halo 5.4 mm surgical burrs may break during bi-portal endoscopic spinal surgery. The FDA is recalling this device nationwide due to the potential breakage hazard.
Surgify Halo 3.0 mm Short surgical drills and burrs are being recalled because they may break during bi-portal endoscopic spinal surgery, potentially leaving fragments in the patient.
Alcon is recalling ophthalmic knives for increased complaints of reduced sharpness. These surgical instruments require consistent blade sharpness for surgical precision in eye procedures.
The FDA is recalling a surgical craniotome attachment after ball bearings can separate from the device. Failure to follow inspection protocols may result in serious patient injury during neurosurgery.
Bausch & Lomb Inc is voluntarily recalling LASEREDGE Knives for ophthalmic surgery because an atypical volume of complaints indicates dull blades. The recall affects products lacking specific electro-polish and penetration force testing.