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Event 98177

2 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
January 05, 2026
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Ongoing
Recalling firm wording
Encore Medical, LP

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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2 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 2

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

Z-1233-2026
Recall number
Z-1233-2026
Initiated
January 05, 2026
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Encore Medical, LP
Quantity
19

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
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.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Reason for recall

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.

Code information

UDI-DI: 00888912167529. Lot: 139T1075A. Expiration: 03-12-2026

Distribution pattern

US: TX, IA, MI, MS, MA, RI, NJ, PA, NY, MO, OK, PR, AL, CA

device · product 2 of 2

EMPOWR Acetabular System: Liner, 10 degree Hooded, HXe+, 36H, REF: 942-01-36H; Liner, 10 degree Hooded, HXe+, 36J, REF: 942-01-36J; Liner, 10 degree Hooded, HXe+, 40G, REF: 942-01-40G; Liner, 10 degree Hooded, HXe+, 32C, REF: 942-01-32C

Z-1234-2026
Recall number
Z-1234-2026
Initiated
January 05, 2026
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Encore Medical, LP
Quantity
49

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
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.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Labeling Change Control

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

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.

Code information

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)

Distribution pattern

US: TX, IA, MI, MS, MA, RI, NJ, PA, NY, MO, OK, PR, AL, CA