LinkSymphoKnee 880-213/10Recalls & reported problems
WALDEMAR LINK GmbH & Co. KG · Articulating Surfaces, PS · Class 2 · Implant
All models of LinkSymphoKnee (117)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04026575252947), received between Apr 10, 2024 and Jul 17, 2025 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Positioning Failure” (2 reports).
11 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K202924); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Positioning Failure2
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJul 17, 2025Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure
THE INLAY COULD NOT BE SECURED ONTO THE TIBIAL COMPONENT BECAUSE THE INLAY DID NOT ENGAGE. AS AN ALTERNATIVE, A PS+ INLAY WAS OPENED. THIS COULD BE SECURED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22528541 ↗MalfunctionApr 10, 2024Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure
THE INSERT DOES NOT FULLY ADHERE TO THE TIBIA AT THE FRONT AND THEREFORE DOES NOT LOCK. THE ITEM WAS DISCARDED BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION AND WE USED ANOTHER NEW INSERT (PS+), WICH FITTED AT THE FIRST ATTEMPT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.[CUSTOMER].
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19077822 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K202924. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2541-2025 · Jul 31, 2025 · Open, ClassifiedLinkSymphoKnee System, Tibial Component, Modular, Symmetric, Sz. 5, CoCrMo/TiNbN, cemented, Fixed. REF Number: 880-100/50
- Z-1700-2025 · Apr 3, 2025 · Open, ClassifiedPosterior Femoral Augment; Item Numbers: (1) 880-310/11 (Sz. 0 - cemented sm), (2) 880-310/21 (Sz. 0 - cemented lg), (3) 880-311/11 (Sz. 1-2 - cemented sm), (4) 880-311/21 (Sz. 1-2
- Z-1701-2025 · Apr 3, 2025 · Open, ClassifiedL-Shaped Femoral Augment; Item Numbers: (1) 880-320/12 (Sz. 0 - cemented sm), (2) 880-320/22 (Sz. 0 - cemented lg), (3) 880-321/12 (Sz. 1-2 - cemented sm), (4) 880-321/22 (Sz. 1-2
- Z-1702-2025 · Apr 3, 2025 · Open, ClassifiedTibial Augment; Item Numbers: (1) 880-331/11 (Sz. 1-2 - cemented x-sm), (2) 880-331/12 (Sz. 1-2 - cemented sm), (3) 880-331/13 (Sz. 1-2 - cemented md), (4) 880-331/21 (Sz. 1-2 - ce
- Z-1699-2025 · Apr 3, 2025 · Open, ClassifiedDistal Femoral Augment; Item Numbers: (1) 880-300/11 (Sz. 0 - cemented sm), (2) 880-300/21 (Sz. 0 - cemented lg), (3) 880-301/11 (Sz. 1-2 - cemented sm), (4) 880-301/21 (Sz. 1-2 -
- Z-1373-2025 · Feb 14, 2025 · Open, ClassifiedModular Stem cylindrical, Tilastan, press-fit cementless, L= 80 mm, DIA = 12 mm, Product Code: 880-601/12
- Z-1374-2025 · Feb 14, 2025 · Open, ClassifiedModular Stem cylindrical, Tilastan, press-fit cementless, L= 80 mm, DIA = 13 mm, Product Code: 880-601/13
- Z-1372-2025 · Feb 14, 2025 · Open, ClassifiedModular Stem cylindrical, Tilastan, press-fit cementless, L= 80 mm, DIA = 11 mm, Product Code: 880-601/11
- Z-1674-2023 · Apr 25, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedLINK SymphoKnee System L-Shaped Femoral Augment, Medial-Right/Lateral-Left, Sz 5-6 Tilastan, cemented. Intended for primary and revision total knee replacement. Item Number: 880-32
- Z-2067-2023 · Dec 23, 2022 · Open, ClassifiedLinkSymphoKnee Distal Femoral Augment - Tilastan - Size. 7-8, Lateral-Right/Medial-Left, 5mm-Intended for primary and revision total knee replacement in skeletally mature patients.
- Z-2066-2023 · Dec 23, 2022 · Open, ClassifiedLinkSymphoKnee Distal Femoral Augment - Tilastan - Size 7-8, Medial-Right/Lateral Left, 5mm- Intended for primary and revision total knee replacement in skeletally mature patients.
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER devices
- R3 71363077Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER461 reports
- NA 71364009Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER174 reports
- JOURNEY 74012415Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER163 reports
- JOURNEY 74012416Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER163 reports
- JOURNEY 74012414Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER129 reports
- GENESIS II 71440194Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER114 reports
- GENESIS II 71440842Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER113 reports
- JOURNEY 74018901Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER106 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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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