Between 2005 and 2010, the United States recorded 4,343 medical device recalls with more than 800 companies initiating recalls. In 2010 alone, 54 class 1 recalls were recorded. Orthopedic therapeutic devices accounted for a lower percentage of overall recalls than cardiovascular therapies and radiology devices, which accounted for 16 percent and 14 percent of recalls respectively.
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