Endo-Model Standard Knee Prosthesis System 15-2516/29Recalls & reported problems
WALDEMAR LINK GmbH & Co. KG · Proximal Tibial Spacer,Set Size small, consisting of 5, 10 and 15 mm · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Endo-Model Standard Knee Prosthesis System (15)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04026575204212), received between Sep 10, 2024 and Sep 25, 2025 — classified as 5 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Appears to Trigger Rejection” (2 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device Appears to Trigger Rejection2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
- Unstable1
Patient problems
- Implant Pain2
- Pain2
- Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction1
- Insufficient Information1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 25, 2025Unstable; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Unstable; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
REPORTED TO LINKBIO, ON (B)(6) 2025, THAT THIS PATIENT WILL REQUIRE A REVISION OF THE EXISTING LINK DEVICE WITH A CUSTOM-MADE IMPLANT. DR. BELIEVES THE CURRENT IN-SITU LINK DEVICE CONTRIBUTED TO THE NEED FOR REVISION, AS THE PLASTIC IN THE TIBIAL COMPONENT IS COMPRESSIBLE AND IS CAUSING THE PATIENT PAIN. [CUSTOMER] THE REVISION HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED YET.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 23140784 ↗InjuryAug 27, 2025Device Appears to Trigger Rejection; Device Appears to Trigger Rejection
DURING A TELEPHONE VISIT WITH THE PATIENT ON (B)(6) 2025, THE SURGEON RECOMMENDED THE PATIENT UNDERGO REVISION TKA FOR KNEE PAIN. DURING A PRIOR VISIT ON (B)(6) 2025, THE X-RAYS SHOWED WELL-FIXED TIBIAL AND FEMORAL COMPONENTS, BUT THE PHYSICIAN BELIEVES A POLYETHYLENE AUGMENT (IMPLANTED (B)(6) 2022) MAY BE CAUSING PAIN.
Patient problems: Implant Pain
MAUDE report 22904776 ↗InjuryJan 24, 2025Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IN A REQUEST FORM FROM DR. M FOR A COMPASSION USE REVISION, THE DOCTOR MENTIONED THAT HE SUSPECTED THAT THE POLY AUGMENTS IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2021 MAY BE LOOSE. RECEIVED THE POST-OP REPORT ON (B)(6) 2025 , STATING THAT THE TIBIAL COMPONENT SHOWED EVIDENCE OF LOOSENING. THE REVISION WAS COMPLETED ON (B)(6) 2024.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21232687 ↗InjurySep 11, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT UNDERWENT KNEE REVISION SURGERY (B)(6) 2021 FOR A PREVIOUSLY INFECTED KNEE (MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN) AND NICKEL ALLERGY. THIS TIBIAL AUGMENT WAS IMPLANTED AT THAT TIME WITH A LINK POREX KNEE SYSTEM. IT APPEARS THAT THE FEMORAL SIDE WAS LATER REVISED (CAUSE UNKNOWN) ON (B)(6) 2023. DR. NOW PLANS TO REVISE THIS PATIENT DUE TO RIGHT KNEE PAIN, WHICH HE SUSPECTS IS RELATED TO THE UHMWPE TIBIAL AUGMENT. [CUSTOMER]
Patient problems: Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction; Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 20187871 ↗InjurySep 10, 2024Device Appears to Trigger Rejection; Device Appears to Trigger Rejection
THE PATIENT UNDERWENT KNEE REVISION SURGERY (B)(6) 2021 FOR A PREVIOUSLY INFECTED KNEE (MANUFACTURER UNKNOWN) AND NICKEL ALLERGY. THIS TIBIAL AUGMENT WAS IMPLANTED AT THAT TIME WITH A LINK POREX KNEE SYSTEM. IT APPEARS THAT THE FEMORAL SIDE WAS LATER REVISED (CAUSE UNKNOWN) ON (B)(6) 2023. DR. NOW PLANS TO REVISE THIS PATIENT DUE TO RIGHT KNEE PAIN, WHICH HE SUSPECTS IS RELATED TO THE UHMWPE TIBIAL AUGMENT.
Patient problems: Implant Pain
MAUDE report 20181768 ↗
Other Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer devices
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- "UNITED" USTAR II Hip System 1115-1413United Orthopedic Corp. · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer3 recalls3 reports
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- "UNITED" USTAR II Hip System 1115-1417United Orthopedic Corp. · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer3 recalls0 reports
- "UNITED" USTAR II Hip System 1115-1217United Orthopedic Corp. · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer3 recalls0 reports
- Endo-Model Modular Knee Prosthesis System 15-3816/12WALDEMAR LINK GmbH & Co. KG · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer2 recalls6 reports
- Endo-Model Modular Knee Prosthesis System 15-3816/11WALDEMAR LINK GmbH & Co. KG · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer2 recalls6 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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