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DJO SURGICAL 385-09-506Recalls & reported problems

Encore Medical, L.P. · INSERT, STD., PRIMARY, SIZE6 9MM CM · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
9
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
9
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 9 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00888912117746), received between Sep 15, 2016 and Jul 10, 2026 — classified as 9 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Naturally Worn” (3 reports).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Reports received per month

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Naturally Worn3
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
  • Loose or Intermittent Connection2
  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1
  • Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
  • Patient-Device Incompatibility1

Patient problems

  • Unspecified Infection3
  • Joint Laxity2
  • No Code Available2
  • Pain2
  • Swelling1
  • Synovitis1

Recent adverse event reports

The 9 most recent of 9 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJul 10, 2026Naturally Worn

    REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO POLY WEAR.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 25788242 ↗
  • InjuryAug 19, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO INSTABILITY.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 22839230 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 15, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    REVISION SURGERY - PATIENT HAD PAIN AND STIFFNESS IN THE LEFT KNEE. INFECTION WAS CHECKED VIA ASPIRATION. POLY ETHYLENE EXCHANGE WAS DETERMINED AS BEST COURSE OF ACTION. SURGERY WAS INITIALLY DONE, POLY DEBRIS MOST LIKELY CAUSING SYNOVITIS. IN SURGERY, SYNOVITIS FOUND. POLY ETHLENE AND PATELLA REPLACED.

    Patient problems: Pain; Synovitis; Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 13534224 ↗
  • InjuryJul 6, 2020Naturally Worn

    REVISION SURGERY - PATIENT HAD KNEE INSTABILITY. SURGEON DETERMINED IT WAS DUE TO POLY WEAR. SCHEDULED A POLY SWAP.

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 10234329 ↗
  • InjuryMar 17, 2020Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    REVISION SURGERY - PATIENT PRESENT WITH PAIN DUE TO LAXITY. SURGEON FELT A THICKER POLY WAS NEEDED.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 9843120 ↗
  • InjuryDec 12, 2017Patient-Device Incompatibility

    REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO THE PATIENT'S KNEE SWELLING. THE SURGEON REMOVED AND EXCHANGED OUT THE INSERT AND PATELLA.

    Patient problems: Swelling

    MAUDE report 7110414 ↗
  • InjuryJun 6, 2017Loose or Intermittent Connection; Naturally Worn

    REVISION SURGERY: THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH LAXITY DUE TO POLY WEAR. THE SURGEON REPLACED THE POLY WITH A THICKER INSERT.

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 6616411 ↗
  • InjuryNov 19, 2016Insufficient Device Problem Information

    REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO THE PATIENT WALKING BAREFOOT DOWN A HOT PAVED ROAD BURNING HER FEET, WHICH ALLOWED A MASSIVE INFECTION. ALL COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REMOVED. TEMPORARY "SPACE HOLDERS" ARE IN PLACE WITH ANTIBIOTICS.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 6115690 ↗
  • InjurySep 15, 2016Loose or Intermittent Connection

    REVISION SURGERY - DUE TO THE PATIENT HAVING AN INFECTION.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 5954639 ↗

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