FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG (Mfg Site): Endo Model Modular Femur and Tibia, PorEx. orthopedic prosthesis. Model Nos.: X-Small, Right 15-3815/11, Small, Right 15-3816/11, Small, Left 15-3816/12, Medium, Right 15-3817/11, Medium, Left 15-3817/12, Large, Right 15-3818/11.
- Recall number
- Z-1378-2022
- Recalling firm
- Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG (Mfg Site)
- Product
- Endo Model Modular Femur and Tibia, PorEx. orthopedic prosthesis. Model Nos.: X-Small, Right 15-3815/11, Small, Right 15-3816/11, Small, Left 15-3816/12, Medium, Right 15-3817/11, Medium, Left 15-3817/12, Large, Right 15-3818/11.
- 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 04026575034727 X-Small, Right; 04026575034741 Small, Right; 04026575034758 Small, Left; 04026575164042 Medium, Right; 04026575164059 Medium, Left; 04026575164028 Large, Right; Serial/Lot Numbers: 200818/1709 200818/1720 201013/0291 200513/2160 200818/1732 200623/4154 200812/1511 210302/2440
- 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
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- 3e6df46828c1
- Size
- 288213574 bytes
- Published
- 2026-10-06
- Read
- 2026-10-07T03:20:25.099Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-14
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 3e6df46828c1, published 2026-10-06