Impactor

Reports per year

Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 2012–2026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.

Recent recalls

• 2026-03-09Open, ClassifiedUnder Investigation by firm

  Brand Name: Equinoxe Ergo Product Name: Ergo Modular Impactor Handle Model/Catalog Number: 321-09-05

  Impactor handle may be missing cross-pin

• 2026-03-09Open, ClassifiedUnder Investigation by firm

  Brand Name: Equinoxe Product Name: Equinoxe Core Instrument Kit Model/Catalog Number: KIT-311X

  Impactor handle may be missing cross-pin

• 2024-11-25Open, ClassifiedProcess change control

  Offset Cup Impactor - 3/8-16 interface. Reusable surgical instrument used to position and place acetabular sup implants.

  Recalled lot does not meet specification and has reported incidents of fracture of the TIG weld.

• 2023-06-30Open, ClassifiedProcess control

  Exactech Ergo Impactor Handle, Catalog #321-09-05.

  The ball and spring housed within the locking mechanism of the handle can dislodge during disassembly or during impaction.

• 2020-01-24TerminatedUnknown/Undetermined by firm

  REF 800-05-035, ENZTEC FEMORAL IMPACTOR - DJO, (01) 09421028110624 (10) 999999, To be used only with DJO EMPOWR 3D KNEE

  The femoral impactors have a higher than normal risk of the arm breaking. During impaction the tip of the arm may fracture and separate from the instrument. This may cause a minor delay in surgery. If not retrieved, it may cause an inflammatory response that may require revision surgery.

• 2019-09-10TerminatedNonconforming Material/Component

  Threaded Offset Cup Impactor - Product Usage: To assist the surgeon in the implantation of Novation hip system components according to a conventional technique for total hip replacement. Specifically, these instruments are reusable, surgically invasive, and intended for transient use.

  The threaded mechanism of the Threaded Offset Cup Impactor may be gritty and difficult to turn potentially due to entrapped blast media.

• 2016-11-29TerminatedUnder Investigation by firm

  Greatbatch, Offset Cup Impactor with the following Parts and Catalogue #: Tl0600 ~ MMP3100CHA04 T10491 MIMP3100CHA04 T12230 M2M1P3100CHA04 T15752 ~MMP3100CHA04 T15949 ~MMP3100CHA04 T17238 MMP3100CHA04 T9954 MMP3100CHA04 T9955 MMP3100CHA04 T8468 MMP3100CHA04 T11506 MMP3100CHA13 T10281 MMP3100CHA04 T8044 ~MMP3100CHA04 T17203 87-4 20-00980 T8177 ~ MMP3100CHA04 T16934 MMP3100CHA62 Tll340 SHP9109.00010 T8043 ~ MMP3100CHA04 T17321 MMPP3100CHA04 T15311 GG920010029 T1 7650 255000110 T8143 803-t 1-103 Tl4384 EK-00200690 T1666t XEB227242 T9316 MIMP3100CHA04 Tl3642 500325 T10753 ~MMP3100CH04 T9348 ~ MMP3100CHA04 T13480 MMP3100CHA042 T10243 ~MIMP3001CHA08 Tll209 ~ MMP300CHA12 Tl0861 MMP3100CHA04 T16427 MMP3100CHA04 T9894 :-. MMP3100CHA04 T12861 MMP3100CHA\041 T8088 2002CUPI T1661 1 T16611 Standard Offset Cup Impactors are handheld, reusable surgical instruments used to position and seat acetabular cups into the reamed acetabulum during hip joint replacement surgery. They are equipped with a suitable connection system to the acetabular cup (e.g. a thread) and can be supplied with a fixed or removable shock absorber. A hammer is used to deliver the necessary impact to an anvil (or impactor disc) at the rear end of the instrument.

  On December 17, 2015, Greatbatch discovered that the Standard Offset Cup Impactor with a POM-C handle grip failed sterility testing when housed in a dedicated instrument case using the sterilization parameters identified in the Standard Offset Cup Impactors Instructions for Use (IFU).

• 2016-10-07TerminatedNonconforming Material/Component

  Stryker Orthopaedics Universal Acetabular Cup Positioner/Impactor, REF 2101-0200, Non-Sterile, Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ, USA, A Subsidiary of Stryker Corp.

  Stryker Orthopaedics has received reports of the thread length protruding past the dome of the acetabular trial or implant for the Trident Universal Impactor/Positioner.

• 2014-11-24TerminatedLabeling design

  Trabecular Metal Tibial Impactor. Product Usage: TM Tibial Impactor pads are used in conjunction with the TM Tibial Impactor to impact the tibial tray onto the tibia.

  To provide clarifying instructions relating to the assembly/disassembly of the Trabecular Metal Tibial Impactor with/from TM tibial Impactor Pads due to complaints regarding Tibal Impactor pad fracture.

• 2014-11-24TerminatedLabeling design

  Trabecular Metal Tibial Impactor Replacement Pads. Product Usage: TM Tibial Impactor pads are used in conjunction with the TM Tibial Impactor to impact the tibial tray onto the tibia.

  To provide clarifying instructions relating to the assembly/disassembly of the Trabecular Metal Tibial Impactor with/from TM tibial Impactor Pads due to complaints regarding Tibal Impactor pad fracture.