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openfda_devices.recalls

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FDA Medical Device Recalls

Search FDA medical device recall records — 58,000+ recalls across all device types since 1976. Returns recall status (Ongoing/Terminated/Completed), reason for recall, affected product descriptions, recalling firm, distribution pattern, corrective action taken, and product codes. Filter by device name, firm, status, or date using Lucene syntax: device_name:"insulin pump" or recall_status:"Ongoing". Essential for medical device safety research, regulatory compliance, and patient risk assessment. Source: FDA CFRES database, US public domain.

Healthprovider: Openfda_devices#openfda_devices#health

Input schema

skip

Number of records to skip for pagination (default 0).

integer
limit

Number of records to return (1–99, default 10).

integer
search

OpenFDA search expression using Lucene syntax. Single field: device_name:"pacemaker" or recall_status:"Ongoing". Combined: device_name:"insulin pump"+AND+recall_status:"Ongoing". Omit to return recent records sorted by date.

string

Call via REST

curl -X POST https://unifyapi.pro/api/call/openfda_devices.recalls \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer uak_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"skip":0,"limit":0,"search":"<search>"}'

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