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# Medical Device Recalls Up, Drugs Down: Sedgwick
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/medical-device-recalls-up-drugs-down-sedgwick/
- Published: 2024-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T14:47:02.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, Devices, #legacy-id-D5158189

The Sedgwick Recall Index says that for the third quarter of 2024, U.S. medical device recall events increased 8.3% from 242 in the second quarter to 262\. The increase means that 2024 is on track to reach a three-year high, the Sedgwick [report](https://marketing.sedgwick.com/acton/attachment/4952/f-20274340-1395-4e1d-9ee9-e11c7c65a8ef/1/-/-/-/-/Sedgwick%20Brand%20Protection%20-%20US%20Recall%20Index%20Report%20-%202024%20Edition%203.pdf?utm%5Fterm=Download%20Report&utm%5Fcontent=landing+page&utm%5Fsource=Act-On+Software&utm%5Fmedium=landing+page&cm%5Fmmc=Act-On%20Software-%5F-Landing%20Page-%5F--%5F-Download%20Report&sid=TV2:L8vmSvwzf) says.

Device failure was the leading cause of recall activity in the third quarter, accounting for 43 events (16.4%). It was the third continuous quarter of growth in this cause, setting a five-year high. Sedgwick says the total affected units fell 19.1% from 196.2 million to 158.7 million. The report says that only one year in the last 20 recorded more affected units.

On the drug side, recall events dropped 24.7% from 93 in the second quarter to 70 in the third quarter. Failed specifications were the leading cause of third-quarter recalls, accounting for 17 events (24.3%). The new two causes were mislabeling and contamination, with eight recalls each. Sedgwick says the total affected units rose 80.2% from 4.5 million in the second quarter to 8.2 million in the third quarter. Despite that increase, it says, the total number of affected units year-to-date is at an eight-year low.