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Medical device recalls: July 2020

The FDA posted 74 medical device recall records in July 2020, from 15 recall events by 14 companies. 38 are Class I, the most serious category.

Each product in a recall gets its own record, so one recall event can cover several records. What recall classes mean.

Companies with the most recall events

  1. Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. · 2 events, 4 records
  2. CME America, LLC · 1 event, 37 records, 37 Class I
  3. Becton Dickinson & Company · 1 event, 12 records
  4. Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF) · 1 event, 9 records
  5. DiaSorin Molecular LLC · 1 event, 3 records
  6. Djo, LLC · 1 event, 1 record
  7. Edwards Lifesciences, LLC · 1 event, 1 record
  8. Mako Surgical Corporation · 1 event, 1 record

FDA root cause

  1. Device Design · 41
  2. Process control · 14
  3. Software design · 11
  4. Under Investigation by firm · 5
  5. Software Design Change · 1
  6. Process design · 1
  7. Process change control · 1

Class I recalls (38)

The most serious: a reasonable probability that using the device will cause serious health problems or death.

Class II recalls (36)

The device may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the chance of serious harm is remote.

Source: FDA Medical Device Recalls and FDA enforcement reports (recall class), via openFDA. Records are grouped by the date the FDA posted them. Methodology · Not medical advice.