CLASS II Device recall · Reported 9 Nov 2016 · FDA Enforcement Report
Empowr PS Knee System Box Cut Guide recalled by Encore Medical
Encore Medical is recalling Empowr PS Knee System Box Cut Guide. The recall was initiated on 19 Sep 2016 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0325-2017
- FDA event ID
- 75214
- Recalling firm
- Encore Medical, Austin, TX
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 19 Sep 2016
- FDA classified
- 28 Oct 2016
- Reported
- 9 Nov 2016
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- Hip & Knee Implants
Timeline
| 19 Sep 2016 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 28 Oct 2016 | Classified by FDA | +39 days |
| 9 Nov 2016 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
It has been discovered that during Empowr PS Total Knee replacement, while chiseling for bone removal in the box area, femoral chipping has occurred in surgery. The current design of the captured box cut guides can create an instance where the surgeon is not fully completing the box cut on the side.
Product as listed by the FDA
Empowr PS Knee System Box Cut Guide; Used to make the housing resection for the post of the posterior stabilized implant.
Where it was distributed
US
Questions about this recall
Is Empowr PS Knee System Box Cut Guide recalled?
Yes. Encore Medical recalled Empowr PS Knee System Box Cut Guide on 19 Sep 2016. The recall is Class II and its status is Terminated. Recall number Z-0325-2017.
Why was it recalled?
It has been discovered that during Empowr PS Total Knee replacement, while chiseling for bone removal in the box area, femoral chipping has occurred in surgery. The current design of the captured box cut guides can create an instance where the surgeon is not fully completing the box cut on the side.
Which lots are affected?
202351L01, 202434L01, 203779L01, 202351L02, 202434L02, 202351L03, 202434L03, 203779L03, 202351L04, 202434L04, 202351L05, 202434L05, 202351L06, 202434L06, 203779L06, 202351L07, 202434L07, 203779L07, 202351L08, 202434L08, 203779L08, 202351L09, 202434L09, 202351L10, 202434L10, 203203L01
Where was it sold?
US
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 21 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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