Endo-Model SL Knee Prosthesis System 15-8523/44Recalls & reported problems
WALDEMAR LINK GmbH & Co. KG · Modular Stem, with male taper for 6mm noses, cemented · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Endo-Model SL Knee Prosthesis System (25)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04026575384242), received between Jul 25, 2023 and Aug 10, 2023 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (2 reports).
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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Detachment of Device or Device Component2
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
- Joint Laxity1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 10, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
AS REPORTED BY REPRESENTATIVE, ON 2023-07-12, AFTER A SURGERY PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023,THE STEM DISASSOCIATED FROM THE FEMUR, AFTER BEING CEMENTED WHEN PATIENT WAS MOVED FROM OR TO RECOVERY, APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES AFTER SURGERY. THE PRODUCT SEEMED WELL FIXED WITH CEMENT PRIOR TO CLOSING. [CUSTOMER].
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 17496505 ↗InjuryJul 25, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
AS REPORTED BY REPRESENTATIVE T.A., ON 2023-07-12, AFTER A SURGERY PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023 WITH DR. (B)(6), THE STEM DISASSOCIATED FROM THE FEMUR, AFTER BEING CEMENTED WHEN PATIENT WAS MOVED FROM OR TO RECOVERY, APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES AFTER SURGERY.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 17390839 ↗
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-1518-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-8521/09;
- Z-1514-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model SL Connection Component incl. PE-Plateau; Item Number: 16-2840/07;
- Z-1512-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-0027/15;
- Z-1522-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-0027/12;
- Z-1513-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model SL Connection Component incl. PE-Plateau; Item Number: 16-2840/02;
- Z-1517-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-8030/12;
- Z-1523-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-0027/16;
- Z-1521-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-0027/11;
- Z-1511-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model SL Connection Component incl. PE-Plateau; Item Number: 16-2840/05;
- Z-1515-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-2835/12;
- Z-1519-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-8521/11;
- Z-1520-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-8521/15;
- Z-1516-2026 · Jan 12, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEndo-Model Replacement Plateau; Item Number: 15-2836/11;
- 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.
Other Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Uncemented devices
- LFIT 6260-9-136Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, uncemented166 reports
- Trident 623-00-36EHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, uncemented112 reports
- Accolade 6021-0435Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, uncemented88 reports
- EXETER 0580-1-044Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, uncemented1 recall22 reports
- Endo-Model SL Knee Prosthesis System 16-2840/02WALDEMAR LINK GmbH & Co. KG · Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Uncemented1 recall17 reports
- Endo-Model SL Knee Prosthesis System 16-2840/05WALDEMAR LINK GmbH & Co. KG · Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Uncemented1 recall12 reports
- Trident 623-10-36EHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, uncemented57 reports
- LFIT 6260-9-336Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/polymer, uncemented56 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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