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Root cause

Software design

A flaw in the device's software — logic, interface, or update — triggered the recall. The FDA lists 271 recalls with this root cause since 2025, 26 of them Class I (most serious). Most recent report: Aug 19, 2026.

Class I: 26Class II: 240Class III: 5
Class IIOngoingZ-2932-2026

PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NEDERLAND B.V. recalls Philips Azurion

Two software related issues: 1) Potential image quality degradation that may lead to delay of therapy, procedural complications and/or inappropriate treatment and 2) Potential loss of geometry movements that may lead…

  • Interventional Fluoroscopic X-Ray System
  • Software design
PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEM…Aug 19, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-2931-2026

PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NEDERLAND B.V. recalls Philips Azurion Rystem

Two software related issues affecting Azurion R2.2.10 Systems: 1) Potential image quality degradation that may lead to delay of therapy, procedural complications and/or inappropriate treatment and 2) Potential loss…

  • Interventional Fluoroscopic X-Ray System
  • Software design
PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEM…Aug 19, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-2778-2026

Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. recalls MiniMed Go App

For MiniMed Go app version 1.0.0 and 1.1.0, when the Set day and night is turned OFF and missed dose or Correct high glucose alerts are enabled, the associated alerts will not be triggered during the nighttime.…

  • Drug Dose Calculator
  • Software design
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc…CAJul 29, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-2775-2026

KENT IMAGING, INC. recalls SnapshotGLO Wound Imaging Device

The software controlling the wound imaging device's battery charging circuit was not designed to recognize and recover a battery that has fully discharged into a low-power "shipping mode." When this occurs, an affected d…

  • Autofluorescence Imaging Adjunct Tool For Wounds
  • Software design
KENT IMAGING, INC.Jul 29, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-2698-2026

Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. recalls MiniMed 780G Insulin Pump

A software anomaly can occur when the pump is paired with the Instinct sensor. Under certain circumstances, the pump unexpectedly stops delivering insulin and displays two error messages back-to-back: Pump Error 53 follo…

  • Alternate Controller Enabled Insulin Infusion Pump
  • Software design
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc…CAJul 15, 2026

Source: U.S. FDA openFDA device enforcement + RES recall records. Informational only — verify against the FDA before acting.