This statistic shows the number of recalls issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning medical devices for fiscal year 2017. In that fiscal year, there were 42 recall events and 64 recalled products in the class I product group.
Number of medical devices recalls issued by the FDA in FY 2017, by class*
Fiscal year
Events
Products
Total
1,068
3,226
Class III
49
84
Class II
977
3,078
Class I
42
64
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Fiscal yearNumber of Warning Letters424297797749491,0681,06864643,0783,07884843,2263,226EventsProductsClass IClass IIClass IIITotal
01,0002,0003,0004,000
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Food and Drug Administration. (January 17, 2018). Number of medical devices recalls issued by the FDA in FY 2017, by class* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/937359/fda-medical-device-recalls-by-class/
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