Hazard
10 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.
Of the 10 wrong implant recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 0 (0%) are Severe.
Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all wrong implant recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.
A recall can carry multiple tags — a Listeria recall might also be tagged ready-to-eat and undeclared-allergen. Use the full-text search if you want to combine hazard tags with brand or category filters.
Centinel Spine is recalling 20 Prodisc C SK total cervical disc replacements because products were mislabeled as the 6mm product but included the 5mm product.
Tornier is recalling 427 Perform Reversed peripheral screws because a lot labeled 5.0mm x 18mm actually contains 5.00mm x 14mm screws.
EMPOWR Acetabular Dual Mobility Poly Bearings are being recalled because of a packaging discrepancy in which incorrect implants were packaged, discovered through a customer complaint. 20 units affected.
EMPOWR Acetabular Dual Mobility Poly Bearings, catalog number 952-28-42F, are being recalled because of a packaging discrepancy in which incorrect implants were packaged. 20 units affected.
EMPOWR 3D Knee Tibial Insert E-PLUS units, catalog number 341-10-711, are being recalled because of a packaging discrepancy in which incorrect tibial inserts were packaged. 20 units affected.
EMPOWR 3D Knee Tibial Insert E-PLUS units are being recalled because of a packaging discrepancy in which incorrect tibial inserts were packaged. 20 units are affected.
Smith & Nephew is recalling a knee prosthesis component after discovering some packages contained a different implant than labeled. No illnesses or injuries have been reported.
Smith & Nephew recalled a knee prosthesis component after a complaint indicated the package contained the wrong size and type of implant instead of what was labeled. This product substitution could result in incorrect implant during surgery.
Encore Medical is recalling DJO EMPOWR 3D Knee tibial inserts because packages may contain a mismatched left-size component instead of the correct right-size implant. If implanted, the wrong component could leave debris in the joint.
Blue Belt Technologies is recalling two lots of Stride Femoral Knee Components due to packaging mislabeling that could lead to the implantation of the wrong side or size.