Product recalls are an unfortunate yet very real aspect of doing business in the medical device industry. In the years ahead, it is likely that manufacturers will come under pressure to exercise increasing levels of vigilance in recalling devices and products. More recently, there have been calls from prominent members of the healthcare community requesting that the FDA play a more active roll in policing medical device manufacturers, and that they broaden the scope of actions manufacturers must take when a recall occurs. (MDD Perspectives)