FDAOctober 22, 2019device

EMPOWR Acetabular System, Non-Sterile, Model Numbers 803-15-023 803-15-026 803-15-027 803-15-028 803-15-029 803-15-030 Product Usage: The EMPOWR Acetabular Impactor Balls is intended for use in joint replacement in patients suffering from disability due to noninflammatory degenerative joint disea...

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

The hazard

The firm received complaints that the EMPOWR Acetabular Impactor Balls were fracturing/cracking during impaction which could cause debris to migrate or be left in the joint space.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Ongoing

Brands named

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Recall history

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