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# Exactech Joint Replacement Device Recall Updated
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/exactech-joint-replacement-device-recall-updated/
- Published: 2024-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T14:37:21.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5157501

FDA has updated an Exactech recall involving its joint replacement devices manufactured between 2004 and 2021\. The [update](https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/risks-exactech-joint-replacement-devices-defective-packaging-fda-safety-communication?ref=fdaweb.com) includes links to company-provided information about the affected devices.

FDA says many Exactech joint replacement devices (including knees, ankles, and hips) were shipped in defective packaging bags. “The defective bags were missing one of the oxygen barrier layers that protect devices from oxidation, a chemical reaction with oxygen that can degrade plastics over time,” the agency says. “Oxidation can lead to accelerated device wear/failure, and component cracking or fracture, all leading to corrective revision surgery. Some of the recalled devices are associated with increased risk of revision surgeries and bone loss related to excessive device wear/failure.”