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title: "DJO EMPOWR Knee Punch Handle, REF: 801-05-040 — FDA record Z-0258-2024 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Knee punch handle tip is breaking during surgery due to the lack of heat treatment, which may lead to a disruption in surgery."
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updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
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# DJO EMPOWR Knee Punch Handle, REF: 801-05-040 — FDA record Z-0258-2024

Reported ongoing

Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.

Source date Sep 29, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: DJO EMPOWR Knee Punch Handle, REF: 801-05-040
- **Reason**: Knee punch handle tip is breaking during surgery due to the lack of heat treatment, which may lead to a disruption in surgery.
- **Classification**: Class II
- **Recalling firm**: Encore Medical, LP
- **Quantity**: 406
- **Agency-reported status**: Ongoing
- **Source record identifier**: Z-0258-2024

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## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | UDI-DI: 00190446238881, Lots: 305197L02D, 305197L02E, 318871L10D, 318871L10E, 305197L02B, 305197L02C, 318871L10B, 318871L10C, 325045L17A, 325045L17B, 325045L17C, 305197L02, 318871L10, 325045L17, 327669L03, 331146L01, 332158L06, 334314L04, 336735L04, 336801L01, 340391L01, 341961L01, 342586L01, 346101L01, 350076L01, 351106L02, 360277L01, 366833L03, 374648L01, 380510L01 |

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## Dates in the source

- **Report date**: Nov 15, 2023
- **Recall initiation date**: Sep 29, 2023
- **Center classification date**: Nov 7, 2023

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## What to do next

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