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Class 1 medical device recalls due to device design in the United States 2010-2014

Number of device-design-related Class 1 medical device recalls in the U.S. from 2010 to 2014

The data displays the annual number of Class 1 medical device recalls due to device design in the United States from 2010 to 2014. In 2014, 246 medical devices were recalled due to the design of the device and were classified as Class 1 recalls, the most urgent type of recall the Food and Drug administration (FDA) will issue.

2010 216
2011 109
2012 88
2013 61
2014 246