Reported Feb 11, 2026 · Ongoing

EMPOWR Acetabular System

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 Acetabular System

4 of 4 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
942-01-36HLiner, 10 degree Hooded, HXe+, 36H
942-01-36JLiner, 10 degree Hooded, HXe+, 36J
942-01-40GLiner, 10 degree Hooded, HXe+, 40G
942-01-32CLiner, 10 degree Hooded, HXe+, 32C
Lot codes and dates
  • REF/UDI-DI/Lot(Expiration)942-01-36H/00190446309789/624Z1032(03-15-2026), 942-01-36J/00190446309802/626Z1021(03-15-2026), 942-01-40G/00190446309826/628Z1034(03-15-2026), 942-01-32C/00190446309697/615Z1026(03-15-2026)
Amount recalled
49

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, 4:13 PM UTC

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