Over 123 Million Medical Device Units Recalled in Second Quarter of 2012, Reaching an Eight-Quarter High

Consumer Product Safety Incidents Jump 35 Percent INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — More than 123 million units in the medical device category – which includes products like knee replacements, syringes, gels used in ultrasound procedures, dental implants, and products used in heart surgery – were recalled during the second quarter of 2012, according to the quarterly ExpertRECALL(TM) Index released today.  While the number of medical device recalls governed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declined 13 percent compared with the previous quarter, the number of products affected by such announcements reached an eight-quarter high, breaking 100 million units for the first time since the third quarter of 2010.  Read more