UnratedMedical device recall · FDA · Published January 3, 2020
DePuy Specialist 2 Distal Femoral Cutting Block: Will Not Connect to Outrigger
DePuy recalls Specialist 2 Distal Femoral Cutting Blocks (part 966115) that won't connect to the Specialist 2 Locating Outrigger, making them unusable in surgery.
“DePuy Specialist 2 Distal Femoral Cutting Block: Will Not Connect to Outrigger.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/66168-depuy-specialist-2-distal-femoral-cutting-block-will-not-connect. Based on FDA recall #Z-1169-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1169-2020%22&limit=1).
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. recalled its Specialist 2 Distal Femoral Cutting Block (part code 966115) on Jan. 3, 2020, according to the FDA. The device may not connect to the Specialist 2 Locating Outrigger, rendering it unusable in surgery.
The device will not connect to the Specialist 2 Locating Outrigger which renders them unusable in surgery.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. has 23 other recalls on record since July 12, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include ATTUNE Knee Component Recall due to Incorrect Labeling (March 12, 2024) and Attune Revision Limb Preservation Tibial Insert Recall for Radiation Dose Risk (Feb. 15, 2023).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the part code 966115 on the cutting block. The affected lots are SO2040929, SO2040602, and SO2037408, but none were distributed in the US.
Brand
DePuy
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Lot
Identify the lot number on the cutting block to determine if it's affected (SO2040929, SO2040602, or SO2037408).
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 5 states, and outside the U.S.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Domestic distribution to IA, MA, NY, OH, and PA. Foreign distribution to Canada, China, Hungary, United Kingdom, and Singapore. ***Updated 7/9/20*** Expanded notice includes 6 new countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Maldives, New Zealand,…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Iowa, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 19 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1169-2020 (January 3, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1169-2020 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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