Table 2.
Medical-device alerts by year, and Conformité Européenne (CE) class of device
| Year | No of medical-device alerts | Immediate action (%) | No of devices recalled or withdrawn | CE Class 3 (%) | CE Class 2b (%) | CE Class 2a (%) | CE Class 1 (%) |
| 2006 | 73 | 23 (31.5) | 37 (50.7) | 9 (12.3) | 16 (21.9) | 32 (43.8) | 16 (21.9) |
| 2007 | 100 | 35 (35.0) | 45 (45.0) | 15 (15.0) | 28 (28.0) | 39 (39.0) | 18 (18.0) |
| 2008 | 88 | 28 (31.8) | 34 (38.6) | 9 (10.2) | 15 (17.0) | 23 (26.1) | 41 (46.6) |
| 2009 | 86 | 25 (29.1) | 36 (41.9) | 12 (14.0) | 12 (14.0) | 35 (40.7) | 27 (31.4) |
| 2010 | 100 | 36 (36.0) | 45 (45.0) | 15 (15.0) | 20 (20.0) | 34 (34.0) | 31 (31.0) |
| Total | 447 | 147 (32.9) | 197 (44.1) | 60 (13.4) | 91 (20.4) | 164 (36.5) | 132 (29.8) |