FDASeptember 19, 2016device

Empowr PS Knee System Box Cut Guide The EMPOWER PS Box Cut Guide is used to make the housing resection for the post of the posterior stabilized implant

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

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.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Terminated

Brands named

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Empowr PS Knee System Box Cut Guide The EMPOWER PS Box Cut Guide is used to make the housing resection for the post of the posterior stabilized implant — Recall Details · AllClear