Separate sourced root-cause wording from missing evidence.
This laboratory joins device enforcement products to public FDA device-enrichment records through
documented exact identifiers. It preserves official wording and never turns an absent or conflicting join into a conclusion.
Four explicit evidence outcomes
What each state means
Global device-product counts
Sourced 32,075 products
At least one exact joined official device-enrichment row contains root-cause wording. The wording is preserved as an official fact, not an app conclusion.
? Unknown 7,441 products
An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This does not mean FDA reported that the cause is unknown.
Unavailable 3 products
No public enrichment row could be joined through the supported exact identifiers, or the enrichment source itself was unavailable. This is not evidence of no root cause.
Ambiguous 0 products
Official identifier candidates conflict. Recall Observatory preserves the conflict and does not select a candidate or synthesize root-cause wording.
Coverage and provenance
Device sources represented
Device enrichment
openFDA Device Recall ·
event_date_initiated coverage
June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026
Official source
· published July 16, 2026 07:05
Enforcement
openFDA Device Enforcement ·
report-date coverage
June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026
Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
Official source
· published July 16, 2026 07:03
Enforcement bounds use FDA report dates; device-enrichment bounds use FDA event_date_initiated. A product's recall-initiation date can precede enforcement report-date coverage.
Counts use distinct recalled products and exact recall events. Wording is grouped only by byte-for-byte database equality;
similar phrases are not normalized, merged, ranked, or interpreted as equivalent causes.
Exact official device root-cause wording counts
Official root-cause wording
Recalled products
Exact events
Device Design
5,544
2,055
Process control
4,983
1,836
Nonconforming Material/Component
4,049
1,363
Software design
2,469
1,529
Packaging
1,376
150
Component design/selection
1,096
440
Other
984
377
No Marketing Application
941
214
Packaging process control
846
256
Process change control
807
277
Error in labeling
790
298
Process design
790
322
Employee error
749
410
Package design/selection
636
117
Labeling design
631
223
Equipment maintenance
505
126
Labeling Change Control
485
268
Material/Component Contamination
423
165
Labeling mix-ups
401
260
Component change control
391
154
Use error
316
142
Mixed-up of materials/components
290
180
Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act
274
181
Storage
270
42
Vendor change control
258
66
Packaging change control
255
72
Labeling False and Misleading
253
116
Software Design Change
209
145
Environmental control
186
36
Software change control
159
89
Incorrect or no expiration date
144
59
Software Manufacturing/Software Deployment
137
84
Software design (manufacturing process)
100
62
Reprocessing Controls
88
28
Manufacturing material removal
82
21
Software in the Use Environment
82
60
Release of Material/Component prior to receiving test results
40
28
Finished device change control
26
15
PMA
6
3
Counterfeit
4
4
Current device enforcement corpus
32,075 recalled products
12,273 exact events
The selected filter changes this product ledger and its product/event summary only. The four-state overview and exact-wording register remain global corpus context.
Device enforcement product
Brand Name: Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. Product Name: Inspire Respiratory Sensing Lead Model/Catalog Number: 4340 Software Version: N/A Product Description: The Inspire¿ Respiratory Sensing Lead (Model 4340) is designed to detect respiratory effort. The lead features a pressure sensitive membrane that converts the mechanical energy of respiration into an electrical signal. The lead incorporates a standard connector for coupling to the implantable pulse generator (IPG). Component: N/A
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Process control
Device enforcement product
Brand Name: Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. Product Name: Inspire stimulation Lead Model/Catalog Number: 4063 Product Description: The Inspire¿ Stimulation Lead (Model 4063) is designed to deliver stimulation to the hypoglossal nerve for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. The lead features a flexible, self-sizing cuff. Electrodes in the inner surface of the cuff deliver stimulation to the nerve. The lead incorporates a standard connector for coupling to the implantable pulse generator (IPG). Component: N/A
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Material/Component Contamination
Device enforcement product
Giraffe Stand-alone Infant Resuscitation System; Powered emergency ventilator (resuscitator) Product identifiers: 2082663-001, 2082663-002, M1241424 Product impacted only if service blender M1091607-R was installed during the last Preventative Maintenance
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Official device-enrichment wording
Material/Component Contamination
Device enforcement product
Panda Freestanding Warmer, Infant Radiant Warmer Product Identifiers: 2063568-001 Impacted only if service blender M1091607-R was installed during the last Preventative Maintenance.
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Official device-enrichment wording
Process design
Device enforcement product
Giraffe Warmer with Integrated Resuscitation System (iRes), Panda Warmer with Integrated Resuscitation System (iRes) Product Identifiers: M1118179, M1112198 Impacted only if service blender M1091607-R was installed during the last Preventative Maintenance.
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Official device-enrichment wording
Process control
Device enforcement product
Brand Name: Pilling Wecksorb Product Name: Pilling Wecksorb Neurosponges (Cotton) Pilling¿ Wecksorb Neurosponge Strips (Cotton) Model/Catalog Number: 200100 200101 200102 200103 200104 200105 200106 200108 200110 200112 200120 200121 200123 200131 Software Version: N/A Product Description: Wecksorb Neurosponges are made of an absorbent cotton material. Certain Neurosponge varieties are available with an x-ray detectable thread to assist with location within the surgical site. Some Neurosponges (patties) have a string for accountability during the post-surgical verification process. Wecksorb Neurosponges are for use in the protection of tissue during surgical procedures; tissues include the brain and other central nervous system tissues. Neuro sponges are used during cranial and spine surgery to moisten the dura or to cushion against bone edges. They are also used to protect brain tissue under the dura or elsewhere during incision. Component: N/A
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Nonconforming Material/Component
Evidence boundary: this page reports official device-enrichment wording and exact join outcomes.
It does not infer a root cause, merge similar phrases, or treat missing enrichment as evidence of no root cause.
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