FDA (Devices) recall action 87942
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Packaging mixup; There is a potential that packaging identified as 12mm knee prosthesis contains 16mm knee prosthesis and 16mm knee prosthesis packaging contains 12 mm knee prosthesis.
The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.
The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.
Packaging for DJO Surgical EMPOWR 3D Knee Tibial Insert knee prosthesis implants may be mislabeled, with 12mm packages potentially containing 16mm implants or vice versa, risking incorrect surgical implantation.
Encore Medical recalls DJO Surgical EMPOWR 3D knee prosthetic components because packaging labels may not match the product inside, risking implantation of incorrect prosthesis sizes.