AS NR404ZRecalls & reported problems
Aesculap AG · AS FEMUR EXTENS.STEM 5° D14X117 CEM.LESS · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04046963176549), received between Mar 23, 2026 and May 1, 2026 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Patient-Device Incompatibility” (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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Patient-Device Incompatibility2
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
- Implant Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 1, 2026Patient-Device Incompatibility
A LAW FIRM REPORTS THAT A PATIENT ALLEGES POST-OPERATIVE LOOSENING OF AESCULAP KNEE IMPLANT. REPORTEDLY THERE WAS ALLEGED PAIN AND SWELLING 1 YEAR, 5 MONTHS POST OPERATIVE AFTER THE REVISION OF THE LEFT KNEE. THE ADVERSE EVENT IS FILED UNDER AIS REFERENCE: (B)(4).
Patient problems: Implant Pain
MAUDE report 25055811 ↗InjuryMar 23, 2026Patient-Device Incompatibility
AN OUTSIDE LAW FIRM REPORTED THAT A PATIENT EXPERIENCED ISSUES FOLLOWING A LEFT KNEE PROSTHESIS THAT REQUIRED SUBSEQUENT MEDICAL INTERVENTION. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATIVE REPORT DATED (B)(6) 2022, A PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS. THE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED USING CEMENTED KNEE COMPONENTS (AESCULAP SYSTEM) WITH PALACOS BONE CEMENT. THE OPERATIVE REPORT INDICATES THE PATIENT TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE WELL WITH NO INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS, AND THE IMPLANTS WERE PLACED WITH APPROPRIATE ALIGNMENT AND STABILITY. ACCORDING TO A SUBSEQUENT OPERATIVE REPORT DATED (B)(6) 2023, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION LEFT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY DUE TO ASEPTIC LOOSENING OF THE FEMORAL AND TIBIAL COMPONENTS. INTRAOPERATIVELY, BOTH COMPONENTS WERE NOTED TO BE GROSSLY LOOSE, WITH NO CEMENT ADHERENT TO THE IMPLANTS. THE COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT BONE LOSS. REVISION WAS PERFORMED USING STEMMED FEMORAL AND TIBIAL COMPONENTS, BONE CEMENT, AND ADJUNCTIVE MATERIALS INCLUDING ANTIBIOTIC BEADS. FINAL IMPLANTATION DEMONSTRATED STABLE FIXATION WITH APPROPRIATE ALIGNMENT AND FULL RANGE OF MOTION WITHOUT INSTABILITY. THE PATIENT TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE AND W
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 24661553 ↗
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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 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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