Reported Dec 14, 2016 · Terminated

Empowr Knee System Product Usage: Non-porous proximal tibial baseplate implants, utilized in either posterior cruciate…

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?

  • Empowr Knee System Product UsageNon-porous proximal tibial baseplate implants, utilized in either posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) retaining or PCL substituting total knee arthroplasty procedure
Lot codes and dates
  • 033T1022
Amount recalled
7 units

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

A size 4 Empowr baseplate was mislabeled as a size 6. The affected lot was laser marked as M6, marked with the lot number for the size 6 minus lot, and distributed as size 6 minus.

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

Notice updated Jan 20, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:05 PM UTC

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