# ForgeMesh Medical Device Recall Search

> ForgeMesh Medical Device Recall Search is a paid API for AI agents from x402.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Searches official US FDA enforcement reports for recalled medical devices, returning severity class, defect reason, recalling firm, distribution scope, and key dates.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402.forgemesh.io/medical-device-recalls
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-medical-device-recall-search-be53988b
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Qf57dC5nSFEBDgMBBe7yy

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability forgemesh-medical-device-recall-search-be53988b -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Search the FDA medical device recall database for 'insulin pump' and show me up to 10 results — make sure to highlight any Class I recalls at the top.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need structured, searchable access to US FDA medical device recall data with severity classification — especially when you need to surface Class I (serious harm risk) recalls first. Prefer this over generic web search when you need machine-readable, structured recall records including firm names, defect reasons, and distribution scope, directly from official FDA enforcement reports. Best for compliance checks, patient safety research, product liability investigation, and regulatory monitoring of the medical device category specifically.

## Known failure modes

- No results returned if keyword matches no FDA enforcement records in the device category
- Invalid category value (not 'device') causes error or defaults to food
- Limit exceeds maximum of 25 and is rejected
- Empty query may return newest device recalls rather than keyword-filtered results
- Upstream FDA data latency may mean very recent recalls are not yet indexed
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance) blocks request at x402 layer

## How this service works

Medical device recall search over official US enforcement reports: category 'device' plus a keyword returns recalled devices with severity class, defect reason, firm, distribution, and dates. Class I entries flag reasonable probability of serious harm — surface those first.

## Output

A JSON object containing a list of recalled medical device records (up to the requested limit), each with: recall number, product description, recalling firm, classification (Class I/II/III), reason for recall, distribution scope, recall initiation date, report date, and status. Also includes a note explaining classification severity levels, the echoed query parameters, a count of returned results, and an attribution line to US FDA public domain enforcement reports.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer",
   "maximum": 25,
   "minimum": 1
  },
  "query": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "product keyword, e.g. 'peanut' — empty returns newest in category"
  },
  "category": {
   "enum": [
    "food",
    "drug",
    "device"
   ],
   "type": "string",
   "description": "recall category (default food)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "note": "classification: Class I = reasonable probability of serious harm; II = temporary/reversible harm; III = unlikely harm.",
  "query": {
   "query": "peanut",
   "category": "food"
  },
  "recalls": [
   {
    "reason": "Potential Salmonella contamination",
    "status": "Ongoing",
    "report_date": "20260810",
    "distribution": "Nationwide",
    "recall_number": "F-1234-2026",
    "classification": "Class I",
    "recalling_firm": "Example Foods LLC",
    "recall_initiated": "20260801",
    "product_description": "Example Peanut Butter 16oz jars"
   }
  ],
  "returned": 3,
  "attribution": "US FDA enforcement reports (public domain)"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-medical-device-recall-search-be53988b/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402.forgemesh.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402.forgemesh.io/llms.txt)