Device recall: EMPOWR VVC KNEE TIBIAL INSERT, SIZE 6, 22MM, REF: 346-22-706; EMPOWR VVC KNEE TIBIAL INSERT, SIZE 7, 22MM, REF…

Class II FDA enforcement event 91494. Recall start date: 22 Dec 2022. Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Tibial insert implant large boxes were labeled small and the small boxes were labeled large. If the incorrect labeling is identified this could lead to surgical delay and if the surgeon does not recognize the size discrepancy between the insert label and the pin label, the surgeon may implant the incorrect pin size.

Class II, in the words of FDA

a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote

Encore Medical, LP started this device recall on 22 Dec 2022. The firm address in the FDA record is in Austin, TX. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 91494 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 8 Mar 2023. The record gives the status Ongoing.

FDA enforcement report The 1 product record

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

US: MN, IL, IN, NY, FL

Recalling firm

Encore Medical, LP, Austin, TX.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

1 product record in the event.

FDA event 91494: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
Z-1187-2023	EMPOWR VVC KNEE TIBIAL INSERT, SIZE 6, 22MM, REF: 346-22-706; EMPOWR VVC KNEE TIBIAL INSERT, SIZE 7, 22MM, REF: 346-22-707; EMPOWR VVC KNEE TIBIAL INSERT, SIZE 8, 22MM, REF: 346-22-708; EMPOWR VVC KNEE TIBIAL INSERT, SIZE 9, 22MM, REF: 346-22-709; EMPOWR VVC KNEE TIBIAL INSERT, SIZE 10, 22MM, REF: 346-22-710; EMPOWR…	216	Class II	Ongoing	8 Mar 2023

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2022: 839
Share of these events in Class II: 88%
Product records in this event: 1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 61

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Encore Medical, LP
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
16 Feb 2026	Brand Name: EMPOWR 3D KNEE Product Name: EMPOWR 3D KNEE INS, 11L 14MM, VE Model/Catalog Number: 342-19-703 Product Descr	Device	Class II	2
15 Jan 2026	Brand Name: Reverse Shoulder Prosthesis (RSP) Product Name: RSP HUMERAL SOCKET INSERT, 32MM +4MM, STANDARD HXe-plus Mode	Device	Class II	3
5 Jan 2026	EMPOWR 3D Knee Tibial Insert 5R 14MM, VE, REF: 342-14-705	Device	Class II	2
18 Jul 2025	Brand Name: DJO SURGICAL Product Name: ALTIVATE REVERSE WEDGE GLENOID REAMER HEAD Model/Catalog Number: 804-06-311 Produ	Device	Class II	4
9 Jul 2025	Brand Name: EMPOWR 3D KNEE TIBIAL INSERT - E-PLUS Product Name: EMPOWR 3D KNEE INS, 4L 16MM, VE Model/Catalog Number: 34	Device	Class II	2
12 Jun 2025	Brand Name: EMPOWR Dual Mobility" Product Name: EMPOWR Acetabular, Dual Mobility, Poly Bearing, ID28, OD40 Model/Catalog	Device	Class II	2
2 Jun 2025	Brand Name: EMPOWR 3D KNEE TIBIAL INSERT - E-PLUS Product Name: EMPOWR 3D KNEETM INS, 11L 10MM, VE Model/Catalog Number:	Device	Class II	2
28 May 2025	Brand Name: ALTIVATE REVERSE Product Name: ALTIVATE REVERSE TORX PERIPHERAL SCREW, 26mm Model/Catalog Number: 506-04-126	Device	Class II	4
18 Dec 2024	EMPOWR 3D Knee Tibial Insert, 5R 16MM, VE, REF: 342-16-705; EMPOWR 3D Knee Tibial Insert, 3R 14MM, VE, REF: 342-14-703	Device	Class II	1
10 Dec 2024	EMPOWR 3D Knee Tibial Insert, 6R 10MM, VE, REF: 342-10-706	Device	Class II	1

Encore Medical, LP: all 61 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report Z-1187-2023The FDA record of the first product of this event.
FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 91494. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/91494/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: openFDA device enforcement reports
Licence: CC0 1.0
Export date: 28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register: 23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?: The FDA record gives this distribution: US: MN, IL, IN, NY, FL
What quantity of product is in FDA event 91494?: The FDA record gives this quantity: 216
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2022 have the same class?: 88% of the 839 device events that started in 2022 are in Class II.