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Kinemax 6476-8-260Recalls & reported problems

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Stem Extender · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
5
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
4
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327045352), received between May 22, 2017 and Jul 29, 2026 — classified as 4 injuries, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loss of Osseointegration” (3 reports).

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K223069, K896452, K904208); 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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 1 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 1 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 1 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Loss of Osseointegration3
  • Contamination of Device Ingredient or Reagent1
  • Detachment of Device or Device Component1
  • Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
  • Fracture1

Patient problems

  • Ambulation or Postural Difficulties2
  • Inadequate Osseointegration2
  • Bacterial Infection1
  • Injury1
  • Joint Dislocation1
  • No Information1
  • Osteolysis1
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJul 29, 2026Fracture

    The following information was provided: The patient went to the doctor complaining of instability and said there had been a cracking sound during the night. Additional information received indicates fracture of the device.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties

    MAUDE report 50070607 ↗
  • InjuryMar 27, 2025Loss of Osseointegration; Loss of Osseointegration

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S LEFT KNEE WAS REVISED. AS REPORTED: "PAIN AND LOOSENING ON X-RAY. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION SUBMITTED." MEDICAL REVIEW STATES INFECTION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SURGICAL PROCEDURE FOR A GIANT CELL TUMOR AND HAD A PROXIMAL TIBIAL REPLACEMENT. SUBSEQUENTLY NINE YEARS LATER THE PATIENT DEVELOPED A PERIPROSTHETIC INFECTION. A TWO STAGE REVISION WAS CARRIED OUT. THE INITIAL CULTURE GREW OUT STREPTOCOCCUS. AN ANTIBIOTIC IMPREGNATED SPACER WAS APPLIED AND THEN REIMPLANTATION WAS CARRIED OUT ON (B)(6) 2025.

    Patient problems: Bacterial Infection; Inadequate Osseointegration; Pain; Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 21710116 ↗
  • InjuryMar 21, 2024Loss of Osseointegration; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Loss of Osseointegration; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Device Dislodged or Dislocated

    REVISION OF DISTAL FEMORAL GMRS WITH MRH TIBIA. DIAGNOSIS FOR REVISION WAS LYSIS AND SUSPECTED FEMORAL STEM LOOSENING. INTRA-OP, THE SURGEON COMMENTED THAT THE TIBIAL CONSTRUCT WAS LOOSE AND ALSO NEEDED TO BE REMOVED. WHEN REMOVING THE TIBIAL CONSTRUCT, THE SURGEON COMMENTED THAT THE STEM WAS NOT TIGHT ON THE BASEPLATE AND WAS FREELY MOVING (UNTHREADING). ISSUE NOTICED AFTER PRIMARY PROCEDURE, PRIOR TO REVISION PROCEDURE.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Inadequate Osseointegration; Joint Dislocation; Osteolysis

    MAUDE report 18955506 ↗
  • InjuryJun 22, 2020Loss of Osseointegration; Loss of Osseointegration

    REVISION OF TIBIAL COMPONENT FOR ASEPTIC LOOSENING.

    Patient problems: Injury

    MAUDE report 10178706 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 22, 2017Contamination of Device Ingredient or Reagent; Contamination of Device Ingredient or Reagent

    DURING A REVISION KNEE WHEN IT WAS TIME TO OPEN THE IMPLANTS THE SURGEON AND REP IN THE ROOM NOTICED A POWDER LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE FEMORAL IMPLANT. THEY THEN OPENED TWO STEMS AND BOTH STEMS HAD THE SAME RESIDUE. A SECOND FEMORAL IMPLANT WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AND ONCE AGAIN WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE SAME RESIDUE ON THE IMPLANT. THE SURGEON WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY UPSET BY THIS AND HAD TO SOAK THE IMPLANTS IN BETADINE BEFORE FINALLY IMPLANTING THEM AS THERE WERE NO OTHER ALTERNATIVES. THESE IMPLANTS ALL CAME FROM "NATIONAL LOANERS."

    Patient problems: No Information

    MAUDE report 6583527 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K223069, K896452, K904208. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-1614-2015 · Feb 27, 2015 · Terminated
    Kinemax Stem Extenders, 80 mm, Product Usage: Kinemax Cemented Stem Extenders are modular components designed to be mated with tibial baseplates or femoral components of the Modul

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