GMRS 6495-2-020Recalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Distal Femoral Component · Class 2 · Implant
All models of GMRS (32)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 10
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 10
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 10 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327048759), received between Feb 2, 2018 and Oct 20, 2025 — classified as 10 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loss of Osseointegration” (5 reports).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K023087, K222056, K233261, K241716); 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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Loss of Osseointegration5
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Malposition of Device1
- Mechanical Problem1
Patient problems
- Inadequate Osseointegration5
- Injury2
- Pain2
- Unspecified Infection2
- Insufficient Information1
- Necrosis Of Flap Tissue1
- Post Operative Wound Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 10 most recent of 10 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 20, 2025Loss of Osseointegration; Malposition of Device; Loss of Osseointegration; Malposition of Device
InjuryAug 7, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM (B)(4) INDICATES THE FOLLOWING: PJI. ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION PERFORMED. RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22740211 ↗InjuryAug 7, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM (B)(4) INDICATES THE FOLLOWING: PJI. FEMORAL COMPONENTS REVISED. RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22737323 ↗InjuryAug 5, 2025Loss of Osseointegration; Loss of Osseointegration
INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM IIS (B)(4) INDICATES THE FOLLOWING: ASEPTIC LOOSENING. ALL COMPONENTS REMOVED. RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration
MAUDE report 22716273 ↗InjuryAug 5, 2025Loss of Osseointegration; Loss of Osseointegration
INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM (B)(4) INDICATES THE FOLLOWING: ASEPTIC LOOSENING. ALL COMPONENTS REMOVED. RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration
MAUDE report 22713675 ↗InjuryFeb 26, 2025Loss of Osseointegration; Loss of Osseointegration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A RIGHT KNEE REVISION DUE TO A LOOSE FEMORAL COMPONENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE DUE TO HOSPITAL POLICY.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; Pain
MAUDE report 21466954 ↗InjuryJun 14, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
POSTOPERATIVELY, THE GMRS DISTAL FEMORAL COMPONENT WAS DISLODGED FROM THE STEM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: "AS FOR THE POSTOPERATIVE COURSE, CLEANSING DEBRIDEMENT WAS PERFORMED UNDER LOCAL ANESTHESIA FOR SUPERFICIAL INFECTION OF THE POSTOPERATIVE WOUND. AFTER THAT, THE PATIENT FELL AND THE WOUND WAS OPENED AGAIN AND THE WOUND WAS RE-SUTURED. WHEELCHAIR SELF-PROPELLED AND DISCHARGED. AT THE END OF (B)(6) 2023, THE PATIENT HAD RIGHT KNEE PAIN WHEN TAKING A SHOWER AND WHEN SHE UNDERWENT AN EXAMINATION IN MAY, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE IMPLANT HAD FALLEN OUT. IN ADDITION, RECURRENCE OF OSTEOSARCOMA WAS RECOGNIZED FROM THE TISSUE DURING REVISION SURGERY."
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 17123930 ↗InjurySep 18, 2020Loss of Osseointegration; Loss of Osseointegration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S RIGHT KNEE WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTION AND LOOSENING OF THE DISTAL FEMUR. A DISTAL FEMUR, 13X127 STEM, BUSHINGS, BUMPER, AXLE, 10MM INSERT, ROTATING PLATFORM, AND SLEEVE WERE REVISED. REP PROVIDED THE PRIMARY USAGE SHEET AND CONFIRMED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; Pain; Post Operative Wound Infection
MAUDE report 10556436 ↗InjuryOct 21, 2019Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem
PROCEDURE: THE PATIENT HAD RIGHT KNEE REPLACEMENT OUTSIDE CORS SCOPE. PATIENT UNDERWENT RIGHT KNEE REVISION WITH DISTAL FEMORAL REPLACEMENT ON (B)(6) 2017. PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION OF RIGHT DISTAL FEMORAL REPLACEMENT FOR MECHANICAL COMPLICATION ON (B)(6) 2019.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 9214549 ↗InjuryFeb 2, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT'S RIGHT KNEE WAS REVISED DUE TO POSSIBLE INFECTION (PATHOLOGY CONFIRMED THE ABSENCE OF INFECTION). INTRA-OPERATIVELY, EXCESSIVE FLUID AND POSSIBLY NECROTIC TISSUE WERE OBSERVED.
Patient problems: Injury; Necrosis Of Flap Tissue
MAUDE report 7238391 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K023087, K222056, K233261, K241716. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2732-2024 · Aug 5, 2024 · Open, ClassifiedCustom Made Device - GMRS EXTENSION Piece 40MM LEFT, 35 Deg EXT Rotated Tabs (Patient Specific); Catalog Number: C-MM100434-00;
- Z-2624-2010 · May 5, 2005 · TerminatedGMRS Extension Piece, 60 mm; Sterile Stryker Howmedica Osteonics; Howmedica Internation S. de. R.L. Limerick, Ireland. The Global Modular Replacement System is intended to be used
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER devices
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- ELEOS™ THSMWRS01MOnkos Surgical, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER190 reports
- "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
- 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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