Medical device recalls in 2022What FDA recall data shows
Updated Oct 18, 2026 · FDA recall data dated Oct 16, 2026
Key findings
- The FDA posted 1,161 medical device recall records in 2022, from 332 recall events by 200 companies — 217% more than the same period of 2021 (366).
- 143 records (12%) are Class I, the most serious category (same period of 2021: 118).
- The product line named in the most recall records was V. Mueller (Steris Corporation), with 45.
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation had the most recall events (13, covering 31 records).
- The most common FDA root-cause category was “Under Investigation by firm” (20% of records).
Recall records by month
Red = Class I. Click a month for every recall posted that month.
Most-recalled product lines
Product lines whose models are named by device identifier in recall records posted in 2022.
| Product | Company | Recall records | Class I |
|---|---|---|---|
| V. Mueller | Steris Corporation | 45 | — |
| V. Mueller | Carefusion 2200, Inc | 17 | — |
| ARROW | Teleflex Incorporated | 12 | 9 |
| MaxGuard | BD Switzerland Sàrl | 9 | — |
| Steri-Drape | 3m Company | 8 | — |
| Palindrome | Mozarc Medical US LLC | 8 | 8 |
| Roadrunner | Cook Incorporated | 5 | — |
| Dover | Cardinal Health, Inc. | 5 | — |
| WatchCare | Hill-Rom, Inc. | 4 | 4 |
| Trackmaster | Full Vision, Inc. | 4 | — |
| LineSider | Integrity Implants Inc. | 4 | — |
| Centricity | Ge Healthcare | 4 | — |
Companies with the most recall events
| Company | Events | Records | Class I |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Healthcare Corporation | 13 | 31 | 11 |
| GE Healthcare, LLC | 12 | 27 | 3 |
| Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. | 8 | 12 | — |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc | 7 | 22 | — |
| Philips North America Llc | 7 | 15 | — |
| MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield | 6 | 24 | — |
| ROi CPS LLC | 4 | 46 | — |
| ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. | 4 | 35 | 33 |
| Covidien Llc | 4 | 12 | 9 |
| Microbiologics Inc | 4 | 8 | — |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | 4 | 7 | — |
| Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. | 4 | 6 | — |
Companies that assemble kits or reprocess devices often appear high: when a component is recalled, every kit that contains it gets its own record.
Most-recalled device types
| Device type (FDA product code) | Records | Class I |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery tray LRO | 187 | — |
| Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories GEI | 53 | — |
| System, Balloon, Intra-Aortic And Control DSP | 34 | 31 |
| Cardiovascular procedure kit OEZ | 22 | — |
| Wire, Guide, Catheter DQX | 22 | — |
| Catheter, Biliary, Diagnostic FGE | 21 | — |
| Interventional Fluoroscopic X-Ray System OWB | 19 | — |
| Orthopedic tray OJH | 19 | — |
| Drape, surgical, exempt PUI | 18 | — |
| Sterilization Wrap Containers, Trays, Cassettes & Other Accessories KCT | 18 | — |
| Endoscopic Grasping/Cutting Instrument, Non-Powered OCZ | 17 | — |
| PWL PWL | 15 | — |
Why devices were recalled
| FDA root-cause category | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under Investigation by firm | 238 | 20% |
| Nonconforming Material/Component | 188 | 16% |
| Process control | 140 | 12% |
| Device Design | 106 | 9% |
| Packaging process control | 81 | 7% |
| Environmental control | 78 | 7% |
| Component change control | 66 | 6% |
| Pending | 40 | 3% |
| Error in labeling | 30 | 3% |
| Storage | 24 | 2% |
| Process change control | 22 | 2% |
| Software design | 19 | 2% |
“Under Investigation by firm” means the company had not yet reported a root cause when the record was posted.
All Class I recalls in 2022 (143)
- Arrow AutoCAT2 Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, AUTOCAT 2 IAPB, REF IAP-0400 (IPN000302), cardiac pumpClass IZ-0426-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0427-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Arrow AutoCAT2 Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, AEROAUTOCAT2, REF IAP-0435 (IPN000312), cardiac pumpClass IZ-0428-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Arrow AutoCAT2 Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, AUTOCAT2 WAVE, REF IAP-0500 (IPN000320), cardiac pumpClass IZ-0429-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0430-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Arrow AutoCAT2 Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, AEROAUTOCAT 2 WAVE, REF IAP-0535 (IPN000329), cardiac pumpClass IZ-0431-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0432-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Arrow AutoCAT2 Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, AC3 IABP NA/EMEA, REF IAP-0600 (IPN001108), cardiac pump ↗Class IZ-0433-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Arrow AutoCAT2 Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, AC3 IABP NA/EMEA, REF IAP-0600 (IPN917287), cardiac pump ↗Class IZ-0434-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Arrow AutoCAT2 Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, AC3 IABP NA/AJLA, REF IAP-0601 (IPN001109), cardiac pump ↗Class IZ-0435-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Arrow AutoCAT2 Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, AC3 IABP NA/AJLA, REF IAP-0601(IPN916548), cardiac pump ↗Class IZ-0436-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Arrow AutoCAT2 Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, AC3 IABP NA/AJLA, REF IAP-0601(IPN917288), cardiac pump ↗Class IZ-0437-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0438-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0439-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0440-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0441-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0442-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0443-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0444-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0445-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0446-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0447-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0448-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0449-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0450-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0451-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0452-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0453-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0454-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0455-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0456-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 15, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Arrow MAC Two-Lumen Central Venous Access Kit fr use with 7 - 7.5 Fr Catheters, REF ASK-11242-UPM1Class IZ-0351-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 10, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0352-2023 · ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. · posted Dec 10, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0327-2023 · Remel Inc · posted Dec 8, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0328-2023 · Remel Inc · posted Dec 8, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0329-2023 · Remel Inc · posted Dec 8, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0330-2023 · Remel Inc · posted Dec 8, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0331-2023 · Remel Inc · posted Dec 8, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0332-2023 · Remel Inc · posted Dec 8, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0333-2023 · Remel Inc · posted Dec 8, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0334-2023 · Remel Inc · posted Dec 8, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0335-2023 · Remel Inc · posted Dec 8, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0323-2023 · Dewei Medical Equipment CO Ltd · posted Dec 7, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0336-2023 · Caire, Inc. · posted Dec 2, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0337-2023 · Caire, Inc. · posted Dec 2, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0338-2023 · Caire, Inc. · posted Dec 2, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0339-2023 · Caire, Inc. · posted Dec 2, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0236-2023 · Whele LLC DBA Perch · posted Nov 23, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Mighty Bliss Electric Heating Pad, Extra-Large (20 x 24 ) Blue Electric Heating Pad, MB-002 ↗Class IZ-0237-2023 · Whele LLC DBA Perch · posted Nov 23, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0238-2023 · Whele LLC DBA Perch · posted Nov 23, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0154-2023 · Insulet Corporation · posted Nov 15, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0141-2023 · Baxter Healthcare Corporation · posted Oct 31, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0142-2023 · Baxter Healthcare Corporation · posted Oct 31, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0143-2023 · Baxter Healthcare Corporation · posted Oct 31, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0144-2023 · Baxter Healthcare Corporation · posted Oct 31, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0145-2023 · Baxter Healthcare Corporation · posted Oct 31, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0072-2023 · Teleflex LLC · posted Oct 14, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0073-2023 · Teleflex LLC · posted Oct 14, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0074-2023 · Teleflex LLC · posted Oct 14, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0075-2023 · Teleflex LLC · posted Oct 14, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0076-2023 · Teleflex LLC · posted Oct 14, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0077-2023 · Teleflex LLC · posted Oct 14, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0001-2023 · Jiangsu Well Biotech Co.,Ltd. · posted Oct 8, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0002-2023 · Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC · posted Oct 6, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-1780-2022 · Philips Respironics, Inc. · posted Sep 30, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1781-2022 · Philips Respironics, Inc. · posted Sep 30, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1782-2022 · Philips Respironics, Inc. · posted Sep 30, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1783-2022 · Philips Respironics, Inc. · posted Sep 30, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Therapy Mask 3100 NC/SP ↗Class IZ-1784-2022 · Philips Respironics, Inc. · posted Sep 30, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1763-2022 · Cardiac Assist, Inc · posted Sep 23, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-1653-2022 · Baxter Healthcare Corporation · posted Sep 14, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-1654-2022 · Philips Respironics, Inc. · posted Sep 9, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1655-2022 · Philips Respironics, Inc. · posted Sep 9, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1656-2022 · Philips Respironics, Inc. · posted Sep 9, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1657-2022 · Philips Respironics, Inc. · posted Sep 9, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1658-2022 · Philips Respironics, Inc. · posted Sep 9, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1659-2022 · Philips Respironics, Inc. · posted Sep 9, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1519-2022 · Medtronic Xomed, Inc. · posted Sep 1, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1520-2022 · Medtronic Xomed, Inc. · posted Sep 1, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1521-2022 · Medtronic Xomed, Inc. · posted Sep 1, 2022 · Open, Classified
- INTERA 3000 Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump, 30 mL, Sterile, Rx Only. implantable infusion pump.Class IZ-1522-2022 · Intera Oncology, Inc. · posted Aug 22, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-1561-2022 · Synapse Biomedical Inc · posted Aug 22, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-1512-2022 · Heartware, Inc. · posted Aug 18, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Cobalt Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: a. Cobalt XT VR ICD, Model Numbers: DVPA2D1, DVPA2D4Class IZ-1485-2022 · Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF) · posted Aug 9, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1486-2022 · Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF) · posted Aug 9, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Cobalt Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: a. Cobalt VR ICD, Model Numbers: DVPB3D1, DVPB3D4Class IZ-1487-2022 · Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF) · posted Aug 9, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1488-2022 · Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF) · posted Aug 9, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Crome Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: a. Crome VR ICD, Model Numbers: DVPC3D1, DVPC3D4Class IZ-1489-2022 · Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF) · posted Aug 9, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1490-2022 · Medtronic Inc., Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure (CRHF) · posted Aug 9, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1376-2022 · Baxter Healthcare Corporation · posted Jul 22, 2022 · Terminated
- CereLink ICP Monitor ↗Class IZ-1395-2022 · Integra LifeSciences Corp. · posted Jul 22, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1397-2022 · Bard Access Systems, Inc. · posted Jul 22, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1389-2022 · GE Healthcare, LLC · posted Jul 19, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-1312-2022 · Covidien Llc · posted Jul 7, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1313-2022 · Covidien Llc · posted Jul 7, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1314-2022 · Covidien Llc · posted Jul 7, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1315-2022 · Covidien Llc · posted Jul 7, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1316-2022 · Covidien Llc · posted Jul 7, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1317-2022 · Covidien Llc · posted Jul 7, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1318-2022 · Covidien Llc · posted Jul 7, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1319-2022 · Covidien Llc · posted Jul 7, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1320-2022 · Covidien Llc · posted Jul 7, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1276-2022 · American Contract Systems, Inc. · posted Jul 1, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1277-2022 · American Contract Systems, Inc. · posted Jul 1, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1278-2022 · Getinge Usa Sales Inc · posted Jun 23, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-1279-2022 · Getinge Usa Sales Inc · posted Jun 23, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-1226-2022 · GE Healthcare, LLC · posted Jun 6, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1227-2022 · GE Healthcare, LLC · posted Jun 6, 2022 · Open, Classified
- In-Line ventilator adaptorClass IZ-1138-2022 · Baxter Healthcare Corporation · posted May 30, 2022 · Terminated
- In-Line ventilator adaptorClass IZ-1139-2022 · Baxter Healthcare Corporation · posted May 30, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-1098-2022 · ARJOHUNTLEIGH POLSKA Sp. z.o.o. · posted May 21, 2022 · Terminated
- Dragonfly OpStar Imaging Catheter, REF 1014651/1014652, 0.068 in, 0.014 in, 135 cm, STERILE EOClass IZ-1095-2022 · Abbott Vascular · posted May 19, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1076-2022 · Atrium Medical Corporation · posted May 18, 2022 · Open, Classified
- iCast Covered Stent SystemClass IZ-1077-2022 · Atrium Medical Corporation · posted May 18, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-1032-2022 · Avanos Medical, Inc. · posted May 13, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0953-2022 · Celltrion USA Inc · posted Apr 27, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0966-2022 · Medtronic formerly Covidien · posted Apr 25, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0907-2022 · Respironics California, LLC · posted Apr 18, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0908-2022 · Respironics California, LLC · posted Apr 18, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0909-2022 · Respironics California, LLC · posted Apr 18, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0927-2022 · Medtronic Inc · posted Apr 18, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0694-2022 · ev3 Inc. · posted Mar 7, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0695-2022 · ev3 Inc. · posted Mar 7, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0659-2022 · Celltrion USA Inc · posted Mar 2, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0680-2022 · Celltrion USA Inc · posted Mar 2, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0662-2022 · Respironics California, LLC · posted Feb 25, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0663-2022 · Respironics California, LLC · posted Feb 25, 2022 · Open, Classified
- bellavista 1000 ventilator, Catalog #301.100.030 and bellavista 1000e ventilator, 301.100.130.Class IZ-0622-2022 · Vyaire Medical · posted Feb 16, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0623-2022 · Teleflex Medical Inc · posted Feb 15, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0624-2022 · Teleflex Medical Inc · posted Feb 15, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0625-2022 · Teleflex Medical Inc · posted Feb 15, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0626-2022 · Teleflex Medical Inc · posted Feb 15, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0627-2022 · Teleflex Medical Inc · posted Feb 15, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0628-2022 · Teleflex Medical Inc · posted Feb 15, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0629-2022 · Teleflex Medical Inc · posted Feb 15, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0564-2022 · E25Bio, Inc. · posted Feb 9, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0550-2022 · Abiomed, Inc. · posted Feb 3, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0529-2022 · Baxter Healthcare Corporation · posted Jan 29, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Baxter SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pump with Master Drug Library (Version 8), Product code 35700BAX2.Class IZ-0530-2022 · Baxter Healthcare Corporation · posted Jan 29, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0493-2022 · Philips Respironics, Inc. · posted Jan 22, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0494-2022 · Philips Respironics, Inc. · posted Jan 22, 2022 · Open, Classified
- Z-0450-2022 · ev3 Inc. · posted Jan 19, 2022 · Terminated
- Z-0451-2022 · ev3 Inc. · posted Jan 19, 2022 · Terminated
About this data
- Unit: a recall record is one product in an FDA recall (one recall number, e.g. Z-1234-2022). A recall event can include several products.
- Date: records are counted by the date the FDA posted them, not the date the company started the recall.
- Class: from FDA enforcement reports. Records without a class have not been classified yet.
- Limits: recall counts do not measure how safe a device or company is. Companies with many products, kits or proactive quality systems can have more recalls. How recalls work.
- Sources: FDA Medical Device Recalls database and FDA enforcement reports, via openFDA. Methodology.
Citing this report: “Device Safety Index, Medical Device Recalls in 2022, analysis of FDA recall data,” with a link to this page. Questions or corrections: contact us.