Hazard
45 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 45 tissue injury recalls we have scored against our rubric, 1 (2%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 8 (18%) are Severe.
Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all tissue injury 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 recalls certain Da Vinci surgical system operative components due to a defective E-brake retainer pin that may fail to engage the E-brake, potentially causing uncontrolled motion and patient injury.
Arrow International is recalling Cannon II Plus Hemodialysis Catheters due to a defective sheath introducer that may not split properly, potentially causing withdrawal resistance, prolonged procedure time, pain, bleeding, hematoma, and tissue injury.
Arrow International is recalling Arrow-Clark VectorFlow hemodialysis catheters due to a supplier defect in the sheath introducer that may fail to split properly, potentially causing withdrawal resistance, prolonged procedures, pain, bleeding, and tissue injury.
Arrow International is recalling NextStep Antegrade and Retrograde Hemodialysis Catheters worldwide because an included 16F dual-valved splittable sheath introducer may not split as intended, potentially causing pain, bleeding, hematoma, and tissue injury.
Philips is recalling the Intera 1.5T Power/Pulsar MRI scanner because the Quadrature Body Coil seal adhesive may fail, creating sharp edges that could injure patients during scanning.
Philips is recalling Intera CV MRI units (Model 781107) because the Quadrature Body Coil seal adhesive may fail, creating sharp edges that could injure patients during scanning, including skin abrasions, lacerations, or tissue damage.
Philips is recalling the Intera 1.5T Omni/Stellar MRI scanner due to potential failure of the Quadrature Body Coil seal adhesive, which may create sharp edges and cause patient injury. The loose seal during scanning could result in skin abrasions, bruises, lacerations, hair loss, or tissue damage.
Philips is recalling the Intera 3.0T Quasar Dual MRI scanner (Model 781150) because the Quadrature Body Coil seal adhesive may fail, creating sharp edges that could injure patients during scanning.
Philips is recalling Intera 1.5T MRI systems due to potential failure of the Quadrature Body Coil seal adhesive, which may create sharp edges and contact patient skin during scanning.
Philips is recalling Intera 1.5T Explorer/Nova Dual MRI scanners (Model 781108) due to potential failure of the Quadrature Body Coil seal adhesive, which may create sharp edges that could contact patients during scanning and cause skin injuries.
Philips is recalling 103 Intera 1.5T MRI scanners worldwide because the Quadrature Body Coil seal adhesive may fail, creating sharp edges that could cause skin abrasions, bruises, lacerations, hair loss, or tissue injury to patients.
Philips is recalling Intera 1.0T Power/Pulsar MRI systems (Model 781103) due to potential failure of the Quadrature Body Coil seal adhesive, which may create sharp edges and injure patients during scanning.
Covidien is recalling 780 Shiley Adult Flexible Tracheostomy Tubes because the flange may disconnect from the outer cannula, potentially causing respiratory failure, aspiration, or death.
Noah Medical is recalling Galaxy bronchoscope units due to risk that biopsy tools may require excessive force or fail to pass through the scope channel when the bronchoscope is sharply bent, potentially causing tissue injury or pneumothorax.
Intuitive Surgical recalled 53 da Vinci SP Surgical System Patient Carts due to inadequate welds in the instrument arm joints. These welds may cause tissue injuries, conversion to open surgery, or user pinching injuries.
Philips has recalled certain SmartPath to dStream MRI coil components because the seal adhesive may fail, creating sharp edges that could contact patients during scanning and cause skin and tissue injuries.
Philips Achieva XR MRI body coil seal adhesive may fail and create sharp edges that could injure patients. Affected units are being recalled.
The Quadrature Body Coil seal adhesive in Philips Achieva 3.0T MRI scanners may fail, creating sharp edges that can injure patients. All units with model numbers 781277, 781177, 781278, 781344, and 781345 are affected.
The Intera Achieva 1.5T Pulsar MRI machine's Quadrature Body Coil seal adhesive may fail, creating sharp edges that could injure patients. All units of this model are affected.
Philips Intera 1.5T Achieva Nova MRI machines (Model 781172) may develop seal adhesive failure in the Quadrature Body Coil, creating sharp edges that could injure patients during scanning.
Philips is recalling Ingenia 1.5T CX MRI scanners because the Quadrature Body Coil seal adhesive may fail, creating sharp edges that could injure patients. Model numbers 781262 and 781261 are affected.
A Philips MRI coil component's adhesive may fail and create sharp edges that could injure patients during scanning. The defect affects 286 units worldwide.
Philips is recalling the Intera 1.5T Achieva Nova-Dual MRI scanner due to potential failure of the Quadrature Body Coil seal adhesive. If the seal fails, sharp edges may contact patients, risking skin injuries.
Bard is recalling Mission Disposable Core Biopsy Instrument Kits due to dimensional issues that may prevent the biopsy needle from fitting properly into the cannula, potentially causing tissue injury and prolonging procedures.
The Maquet Acrobat-i Vacuum Stabilizer System's housing mount jaw may break during cardiac surgery, risking injury to heart tissue, blood vessels, or bypass grafts.