Reported Nov 15, 2023 · Ongoing

DJO EMPOWR Knee Punch Handle, REF: 801-05-040

Encore Medical, LP

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Encore Medical, LP · 9800 Metric Blvd · Austin, TX · 78758-5445

Is this the product you have?

  • DJO EMPOWR Knee Punch Handle
  • REF801-05-040
Lot codes and dates
  • UDI-DI00190446238881
  • Lots
    • 305197L02D
    • 305197L02E
    • 318871L10D
    • 318871L10E
    • 305197L02B
    • 305197L02C
    • 318871L10B
    • 318871L10C
    • 325045L17A
    • 325045L17B
    • 325045L17C
    • 305197L02
    • 318871L10
    • 325045L17
    • 327669L03
    • 331146L01
    • 332158L06
    • 334314L04
    • 336735L04
    • 336801L01
    • 340391L01
    • 341961L01
    • 342586L01
    • 346101L01
    • 350076L01
    • 351106L02
    • 360277L01
    • 366833L03
    • 374648L01
    • 380510L01
Amount recalled
406

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Knee punch handle tip is breaking during surgery due to the lack of heat treatment, which may lead to a disruption in surgery.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Data as of Sep 19, 6:54 PM UTC

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