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Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG (Mfg Site): Endo Model Modular Rotational Tibia - Small (Model No #15-2814/02), Medium (Model No #15-2814/03), and Large (Model No #15-2814/04). orthopedic prosthesis.

Recall number
Z-1377-2022
Recalling firm
Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG (Mfg Site)
Product
Endo Model Modular Rotational Tibia - Small (Model No #15-2814/02), Medium (Model No #15-2814/03), and Large (Model No #15-2814/04). orthopedic prosthesis.
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated
2022-05-24
Posted
not on file
Terminated
not on file
Reason
There is a risk that blind screws of the modular tibial component cannot be loosened intraoperatively. This may lead to prolongation of surgery due to an intraoperative change in procedure.
Root cause
Nonconforming Material/Component
Action
On May 24, 2022, the firm notified affected customers via Urgent Field Safety Notice email. Customers were provided a modified surgical technique providing information for the cementing technique for Tilastan proximal spacers to minimize the risk. No product return is required.
Quantity
3785
Distribution
Domestic distribution to AL, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, NV, NY, OH, TN, TX, WA. Foreign distribution to Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Bulgaria Canada China Colombia Denmark Ecuador Estonia Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary India Indonesia Israel Italy Latvia Libya Lithuania Mexico Netherlands Norway Pakistan Peru Philippines Poland Romania Saudi Arabia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sudan Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uruguy Vietnam
Lot, serial or model codes
UDI-DI  04026575316281 (Small) 04026575316298 (Medium) 04026575316304 (Large)  Serial/Lot Numbers: 210420/0762 210426/0311 210426/0363 210426/0364 210426/0374 210504/2485 210504/2552 210504/2564 210504/2566 210510/2845 210510/2846 210602/0215 210602/0265 210602/0266 210602/1068 210602/2717 210602/2721 210602/2733 210602/2769 210629/0893 210629/0919 210629/0929 210629/0967 210629/0969 210629/1046 210629/1051 210629/1054 210629/2750 210802/0663 210802/0771 210802/0841 210907/2316 210907/2317 210913/0613 210913/0622 210913/0762 210913/0797 210913/0801 210913/0809 210913/2167 211025/0391 211025/2541 211025/2543 211025/2563 211102/0426 211102/0431 211115/0220 211115/1948 211115/2111
510(k) numbers
["K212742"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
JWH
Firm FEI
3003386935
Firm city
Norderstedt
Firm state
not on file
Firm country
Germany

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device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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Size
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Published
2026-09-28
Read
2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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