GMK Hinge Total Knee System 02.09.2604LRecalls & reported problems
Medacta International SA · Femoral Component Left, size 4 · Class 2 · Implant
All models of GMK Hinge Total Knee System (55)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 6
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 6
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07630030825453), received between Jan 12, 2018 and May 19, 2025 — classified as 6 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (2 reports).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K130299); 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
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated2
- Fracture2
- Device Appears to Trigger Rejection1
- Failure to Osseointegrate1
- Loose or Intermittent Connection1
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
Patient problems
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Inadequate Osseointegration1
- Joint Dislocation1
- Joint Disorder1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 19, 2025Failure to Osseointegrate; Failure to Osseointegrate
THE PATIENT HAD A PRIMARY KNEE SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2013. ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT CAME IN REPORTING PAIN DUE TO JOINT LUXATION THAT WAS CAUSED FROM FALLING. THE SURGEON REMOVED ALL COMPONENTS AND CONVERTED THE PATIENT TO GMK-HINGE SYSTEM. PRESENTLY, ON (B)(6) 2025, THE PATIENT CAME IN REPORTING PAIN DUE TO A LOOSE FEMUR AND THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON REVISED SUCCESSFULLY THE FEMORAL COMPONENT AND INSERT.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration
MAUDE report 22042990 ↗InjuryNov 15, 2024Device Appears to Trigger Rejection; Device Appears to Trigger Rejection
THE PATIENT HAD A PRIMARY KNEE SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2018. ON (B)(6) 2023, THE PATIENT CAME IN REPORTING PAIN AND THE CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON RESURFACED THE PATIENT'S NATURAL PATELLA AND REVISED THE POLY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. ON (B)(6) 2024, THE PATIENT CAME IN DUE TO SIGNS OF INFECTION AND THE PATHOGEN IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON REMOVED ALL GMK-HINGE COMPONENTS AND IMPLANTED AN ANTIBIOTIC SPACER. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 20693481 ↗InjurySep 25, 2024Fracture; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Fracture; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
REVISION SURGERY DUE TO FEMORAL COMPONENT DISSOCIATION ABOUT 1 YEAR AND 7 MONTHS AFTER THE PRIMARY SURGERY. TIBIAL INSERT WAS ALSO DISSOCIATED FROM THE TIBIAL TRAY AND THE INSERT SCREW WAS FOUND BROKEN. ALL COMPONENTS REVISED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 20300222 ↗InjuryMay 3, 2024Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
REVISION SURGERY DUE TO BROKEN CONDYLE BONE AND FEMORAL COMPONENT LOOSENING AT ABOUT 9 MONTHS FROM THE PRIMARY. THE SURGEON REVISED THE FEMORAL COMPONENT, THE EXTENSION STEM AND THE LINER AS PER STANDARD PROCEDURE.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 19236562 ↗InjuryJun 17, 2022Fracture; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
REVISION SURGERY 1 MONTH AFTER PRIMARY FOR FEMORAL FRACTURE AND SUCCESSIVE SUBSIDENCE OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT. INSERT AND FEMUR REVISED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 14733582 ↗InjuryJan 12, 2018Loose or Intermittent Connection
REVISION SURGERY WAS NECESSARY 7 MONTHS AFTER PRIMARY DUE TO FEMUR LOOSENING.
Patient problems: Joint Disorder
MAUDE report 7185381 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K130299. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2661-2017 · May 19, 2017 · TerminatedMedacta GMK HINGE, Tibial Insert Fixed, SIZE 2, HEIGHT 23 mm, REF 02.09.0223H, STERILE EO
- Z-0275-2016 · Apr 17, 2015 · TerminatedGMK Hinge knee prosthesis; Model Number: 02.09.TA410; Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery
Other Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer devices
- ELEOS™ 25001208EOnkos Surgical, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER3 deaths193 reports
- 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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