Recall archive / FDA device enforcement
Embrace Drill Tower, Wedged (25mm) — FDA record Z-1257-2024
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 Jan 29, 2024. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.
What the record says
- Product
- Embrace Drill Tower, Wedged (25mm)
- Reason
- The surgical techniques for the Embrace Shoulder Instruments -Drill Tower (Article REF 645-081/62 & /63) have mixed-up type descriptions ("standard" vs "wedged") in the overview of the instruments.
- Classification
- Class II
- Recalling firm
- Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG (Mfg Site)
- Quantity
- 6 units
- Agency-reported status
- Ongoing
- Source record identifier
- Z-1257-2024
What the recall classes mean. Classification is an agency assessment, not individual medical advice.
Lot and product identifiers
| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
|---|---|
| Lot, code or applicability | Item Number: 645-081/62; UDI/DI: 04026575534715; All lots of the LINK Embrace Drill Tower surgical instruments. |
Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.
Distribution
US Nationwide distribution in the states of AL and LA.
States below are derived from the distribution text, including nationwide wording. They are not inferred from the firm's address.
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Dates in the source
- Report date
- Mar 13, 2024
- Recall initiation date
- Jan 29, 2024
- Center classification date
- Mar 6, 2024
FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.