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Q4 Recalls Snapshot: Recalled Devices, Units Drop

 
• By Shawn M. Schmitt

Good news for industry: The number of product recalls initiated by device makers and the number of recalled device units both dropped in the fourth quarter of 2021. Check out our Q4 recalls infographic.

Q4 Device Recalls
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It’s good news for industry as the number of medical device recalls initiated by manufacturers and the number of recalled device units both dropped in the fourth quarter of 2021. Q4’s 217 recalls represent a decrease of 8% from the previous quarter, which saw 235 products recalled. Even better, recalled units plummeted from 372,215,986 in Q3 to 11,554,012 in Q4, a whopping 97% decrease. Interestingly, problems with mislabeling were the top reason for recalls in Q4. That’s notable because software troubles have been the leading cause of recalls for 21 of the last 23 quarters, Sedgwick Brand Protection says in its most recent quarterly recalls index.

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