Surgical Instruments recalls

3,883 medical device recalls in the surgical instruments category are on file with the FDA, from 2012 to 7 Oct 2026. The leading reason is sterility.

Total recalls3,883since 2012
Last 12 months272reported
Class I43011% of total
Ongoing1,114latest 7 Oct 2026

Recalls per month, last 24 months

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Severity split

Class I 430 11%Class II 3,405 88%Class III 48 1%

Why surgical instruments is recalled

Brands

By year

Ongoing surgical instruments recalls

1,114 active

All surgical instruments recalls, newest first

3,883 total
ReportedClassRecallCompanyReasonWhere
DeviceCLASS IIHopkins Telescope 30¿ recalled by Karl Storz EndoscopyKarl Storz EndoscopyPackaging DefectsNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIDisposable Tourniquet Cuff, 24" X 4" 1-Line, Yellow recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIMpr Single Use Tourniquet Cuff 15" 1 Line recalled by ASP GlobalASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIExpressaire Disposable Tourniquet Cuff, 12" X 3.5" 1-Line (CS Plum recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIDisposable Tourniquet Cuff, 44" X 4" 2-Line, Green recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIExpressaire Disposable Tourniquet Cuff, 44" X 4" 2-Line (CS Green recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIMpr Single Use Tourniquet Cuff 24" 2 Line recalled by ASP GlobalASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIExpressaire Disposable Tourniquet Cuff, 34" X 4" 1-Line (CS Blue recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIExpressaire Disposable Tourniquet Cuff, 24" X 4" 2-Line (CS Yellow recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIMpr Single Use Tourniquet Cuff 34" 2 Line recalled by ASP GlobalASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIExpressaire Disposable Tourniquet Cuff, 12" X 3.5" 2-Line (CS Plum recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIDisposable Tourniquet Cuff, 44" X 4" 1-Line, Green recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIMpr Disposable Tourniquet Cuff 18" 2 Line recalled by ASP GlobalASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIDisposable Tourniquet Cuff, 24" X 4" 2-Line, Yellow recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIExpressaire Disposable Tourniquet Cuff, 18" X 4" 1-Line (CS Red recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIExpressaire Disposable Tourniquet Cuff, 34" X 4" 2-Line (CS Blue recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIExpressaire Disposable Tourniquet Cuff, 24" X 4" 2-Line (CS Yellow recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIMpr Single Use Tourniquet Cuff 8" 2 Line recalled by ASP GlobalASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIExpressaire Disposable Tourniquet Cuff, 24" X 4" 1-Line (CS Yellow recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIDisposable Tourniquet Cuff, 34" X 4" 2-Line, Blue recalled by ASP GlobalASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIMpr Single Use Tourniquet Cuff 30" 1 Line recalled by ASP GlobalASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIMpr Single Use Tourniquet Cuff 12" 2 Line recalled by ASP GlobalASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIExpressaire Disposable Tourniquet Cuff, 26" X 6" 1-Line (CS Orange recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIExpressaire Disposable Tourniquet Cuff, 30" X 4" 2-Line (CS White recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIExpressaire Disposable Tourniquet Cuff, 34" X 4" 1-Line (CS Blue recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIMpr Single Use Tourniquet Cuff 30" 2 Line recalled by ASP GlobalASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIExpressaire Disposable Tourniquet Cuff, 8" X 2.5" 2-Line (CS recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIMpr Single Use Tourniquet Cuff 44" 1 Line recalled by ASP GlobalASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIMpr Single Use Tourniquet Cuff 15" 2 Line recalled by ASP GlobalASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide
DeviceCLASS IIDisposable Tourniquet Cuff, 30" X 4" 2-Line, White recalledASP GlobalDevice MalfunctionNationwide

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Records come from FDA enforcement reports and USDA FSIS notices, grouped by normalised name. A company operating under several names may appear more than once.