Quarterly number of medical device recalls in U.S. 2015-2019

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Conor Stewart,
Sep 7, 2021
This statistic shows the number of medical device recalls in the U.S. from the third quarter of 2015 to the second quarter of 2019, in million units. In Q2 2016, the number of units recalled stood at some 40 million.

Number of medical device recalls in the U.S. from Q3 2015 to Q2 2019 (in million units)*

CharacteristicNumber of Class II units recalled in millions
Q2 2019 19.7
Q1 2019 135
Q4 2018 161
Q3 2018 29.4
Q2 2018 42.4
Q1 2018 208.5
Q4 2017 37.4
Q3 2017 68
Q2 2017 67.6
Q1 2017 9.3
Q4 2016 61.8
Q3 2016 115.7
Q2 2016 40.1
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of Class II units recalled in millions69.669.647.147.19.69.640.140.1115.7115.761.861.89.39.367.667.6686837.437.4208.5208.542.442.429.429.416116113513519.719.7Q3 2015Q4 2015Q1 2016Q2 2016Q3 2016Q4 2016Q1 2017Q2 2017Q3 2017Q4 2017Q1 2018Q2 2018Q3 2018Q4 2018Q1 2019Q2 2019
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August 2019

Region

United States

Survey time period

Q3 2015 to Q2 2019

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* This statistic was assembled from several Recall Index quarterly editions.

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