Hazard
5 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 5 surgical interference 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 interference 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 4.0 mm surgical drills are being recalled because the burr may break during bi-portal endoscopic spinal surgery. The defect could interfere with the surgical procedure.
Zimmer recalls the Venapax XL endoscopic vessel harvesting system due to assembly defects that may cause endoscope interference during surgery. A Gen 5 tail piece was incorrectly assembled to Gen 4 devices, affecting 432 units nationwide.
Trilliant Surgical Ltd. is recalling 638 Concave and Convex Reamer Heads because the cannulation may be too small to allow the Guide Pin to pass through freely.
SpineFrontier, Inc. is recalling 67 S-LIFT Extension Shims because they may not fit down all retractor blades, potentially interfering with surgical procedures.
Edwards Lifesciences is recalling specific lots of Anastaflo intravascular shunts because excessive adhesive on the shunt body may interfere with suturing during bypass graft construction.