Reported Feb 11, 2026 · Ongoing

EMPOWR 3D Knee Tibial Insert 5R 14MM, VE, REF: 342-14-705

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 3D Knee Tibial Insert 5R 14MM, VE
  • REF342-14-705
Lot codes and dates
  • UDI-DI00888912167529
  • Lot139T1075A
  • Expiration03-12-2026
Amount recalled
19

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

942-01-40G acetabular system package was found to contain 942-01-36H acetabular system; and several other acetabular system and knee insert devices may also have a packaging discrepancy, which may cause surgical delay to exchange devices or revision 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, 3:23 PM UTC

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