The Recall Desk
Severity pendingFDA (Devices)·Z-1234-2026·Announced 2026-02-11

EMPOWR Acetabular System: Liner, 10 degree Hooded, HXe+, 36H, REF: 942-01-36H; Liner, 10 degree Hood

Pending LLM rewrite. Source: FDA_DEVICE Z-1234-2026.

Severity not yet assessed

We have not scored this recall against our rubric yet, so we are not showing a severity rating or our usual guidance. The agency’s own notice below is the authoritative source — read it first.

Plain-English summary

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.

The recalled product

Product
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
Manufacturer
Encore Medical, LP

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (4)

  • 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

Distributed in 14 states:

  • AL
  • CA
  • IA
  • MA
  • MI
  • MO
  • MS
  • NJ
  • NY
  • OK
  • PA
  • PR
  • RI
  • TX