LinkSymphoKnee 880-315/21Recalls & reported problems
WALDEMAR LINK GmbH & Co. KG · Femoral Augment, Posterior · Class 2 · Implant
All models of LinkSymphoKnee (117)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 1
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04026575257782), received between Mar 26, 2025 and Mar 26, 2025 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Positioning Problem” (1 report).
1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.
10 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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Recalls naming this device
- Apr 3, 2025Class IIOpen, Classified
The device was delivered with a preassembled Femoral Augment screw that was missing its thread.
Z-1700-2025 · Root cause: Nonconforming Material/Component · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Positioning Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 26, 2025Positioning Problem; Positioning Problem
DURING THE ASSEMBLY PHASE, WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO FIX THE SCREW OF POSTERIOR FEMORAL AUGMENT WITH THE FEMORAL COMPONENT. AFTER SOME TRY TO FIX, THE COMPONENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH THE CEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21695267 ↗
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-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-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-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-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-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-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.
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- "UNITED" USTAR II Hip System 1115-1413United Orthopedic Corp. · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer3 recalls3 reports
- "UNITED" USTAR II Hip System 1115-1213United Orthopedic Corp. · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer3 recalls0 reports
- "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 · each recall links to the FDA recall notice
- 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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