SCORPIO C-DOME PATELLA 73-2710 73-2910 SCORPIO U-DOME PATELLA 73-3110 73-3508 73-3708 73-3710 73-3910…
Medical device recall Z-3206-2026. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Sep 23, 2026.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Sep 23, 2026. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Ongoing its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 12,156 US how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is 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.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
Affected devices were manufactured with Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) raw material aged in excess of five years. Product has the potential for elevated levels of oxidation, which may result in increased wear, leading to hazards such as excessive wear debris, material fragments, fractured device, or disassociated device. Potential harms include revision surgery, pain, and inflammation.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
SCORPIO C-DOME PATELLA 73-2710 73-2910 SCORPIO U-DOME PATELLA 73-3110 73-3508 73-3708 73-3710 73-3910 Orthopaedic implant components manufactured from UHMWPE (polyethylene)
12,156 US, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
73-2710 UDI-DI 07613327033847 Lot NPPV 73-2910 UDI-DI 07613327033854 Lot 14AGFD 73-3110 UDI-DI 07613327033861 Lots 1L45 4JM5 7EL5 AME3 MK74 NTV7 PYHM RE7J VEWJ 73-3508 UDI-DI 07613327033885 Lots HMM5 NLRE 73-3708 UDI-DI 07613327033892 Lots…
Every code shown here, 415 characters
73-2710 UDI-DI 07613327033847 Lot NPPV 73-2910 UDI-DI 07613327033854 Lot 14AGFD 73-3110 UDI-DI 07613327033861 Lots 1L45 4JM5 7EL5 AME3 MK74 NTV7 PYHM RE7J VEWJ 73-3508 UDI-DI 07613327033885 Lots HMM5 NLRE 73-3708 UDI-DI 07613327033892 Lots 3467 3D8D PMRHX1 T6YJ T9ME VWDA YAM7 73-3710 UDI-DI 07613327033908 Lots 3W25 DLYP 73-3910 UDI-DI 07613327033915 Lots 14NEYA 1XED 9Y3T D1M9 D2YP EX8T KRT3 KRT3X1 T325 V8X8 X6YE
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, LATAM, Europe, Asia Pacific, and South Africa.
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Ongoing, in FDA’s file.
“A recall which is currently in progress.”
openFDA, on “On-Going”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Jul 30, 2026.
- FDA classified it on Sep 16, 2026.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Sep 23, 2026.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Howmedica Osteonics Corp., of Mahwah, NJ.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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