Modular Stem, 15-8522/57Recalls & reported problems
WALDEMAR LINK GmbH & Co. KG · Modular Stem, · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04026575383849), received between Feb 16, 2024 and Feb 16, 2024 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size” (1 report).
16 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K151008); 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size1
- Osseointegration Problem1
- Patient-Device Incompatibility1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 16, 2024Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Osseointegration Problem; Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Osseointegration Problem
INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM SURGEON (B)(6) 2024 SUGGESTS THAT THE DESIGN OF THIS CONE AND STEM CONSTRUCT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN WELL SUITED FOR THIS PATIENT: THE SURGEON NOTED ON (B)(6) 2024 THAT THE WL CONES ADDRESS METAPHYSEAL AREA BUT DO NOT ADDRESS META-DIAPHYSEAL INGROWTH, ESPECIALLY WHEN USED WITH CEMENTLESS STEMS (AS IN THIS CASE). THE SUBJECT COMPONENTS WERE IMPLANTED BY DR. (B)(6) DURING REVISION KNEE SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2022. PATIENT COMPLAINED OF PAIN LOCATED IN MEDIAL AND LATERAL RIGHT KNEE STARTING AFTER SURGERY. DUE TO PAIN AND FEMORAL STEM LOOSENING, THE PATIENT'S KNEE WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2024. FEMORAL SIDE IMPLANTS WERE REPLACED WITH CUSTOM-MADE FEMORAL STEM (LBIO REF: CUS-736, WL REF: (B)(4)), AND STANDARD ITEMS 15-8521/10 (TOTAL CONDYLAR REPLACEMENT) AND 15-0027/15 (REPLACEMENT PLATEAU). [CUSTOMER].
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain
MAUDE report 18719245 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K151008. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1520-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-8521/15;
- Z-1523-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-0027/16;
- Z-1515-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-2835/12;
- Z-1522-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-0027/12;
- Z-1518-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-8521/09;
- Z-1511-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model SL Connection Component incl. PE-Plateau; Item Number: 16-2840/05;
- Z-1521-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-0027/11;
- Z-1517-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-8030/12;
- Z-1512-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-0027/15;
- Z-1516-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-2836/11;
- Z-1513-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model SL Connection Component incl. PE-Plateau; Item Number: 16-2840/02;
- Z-1519-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-8521/11;
- Z-1514-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model SL Connection Component incl. PE-Plateau; Item Number: 16-2840/07;
- Z-0890-2026 · Nov 10, 2025 · Open, ClassifiedEndo Model Knee Fusion Nail SK, Knee Fusion Nail, Coupling Component, right, modular, L= 68 mm, Taper 10/12. Knee component of limb salvage replacement devices.
- Z-2411-2024 · May 22, 2024 · Open, ClassifiedEndo Model SL Tibial Components 16-2817/02 Tibial Component, Small, W: 60mm 16-2817/05 Tibial Component, Medium, W: 65mm 16-2817/07 Tibial Component, Large, W: 75m
…and 1 more.
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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 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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