MOTO Partial Knee System - Medial 02.18.003LMRecalls & reported problems
Medacta International SA · Anatomical Femoral Component Cemented S3 LM · Class 2 · Implant
All models of MOTO Partial Knee System - Medial (46)
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 07630030895579), received between Aug 23, 2017 and Dec 24, 2025 — classified as 10 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Appears to Trigger Rejection” (1 report).
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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available4
- Device Appears to Trigger Rejection1
- Loose or Intermittent Connection1
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
Patient problems
- Pain3
- Implant Pain2
- Loss of Range of Motion2
- Unspecified Infection2
- Failure of Implant1
Recent adverse event reports
The 10 most recent of 10 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 24, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
AT3 YEARS 9 MONTHS FROM THE PRIMARY, THE PATIENT CAME IN PRESENTING PAIN, AND THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON CONVERTED THE MOTO PARTIAL KNEE TOGMK-SPHERIKATOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT AND RESURFACED THE PATIENT`S NATURAL PATELLA. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Implant Pain
MAUDE report 23886579 ↗InjuryNov 21, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
AT 1 YEAR 8 MONTHS FROM THE PRIMARY, THE PATIENT CAME IN DUE TO STIFFNESS AND LACK OF FULL EXTENSION OF THE KNEE. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON REVISED THE KNEE FROM A MOTO SYSTEM TO SPHERIKA. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion
MAUDE report 23615349 ↗InjuryOct 27, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY PERFORMED 1 YEAR AND 2 MONTHS AFTER THE PRIMARY SURGERY DUE TO PAIN. THE SURGEON REVISED ALL COMPONENTS WITH A TOTAL KNEE SYSTEM (SPHERE).
Patient problems: Implant Pain
MAUDE report 15679998 ↗InjurySep 13, 2022Device Appears to Trigger Rejection; Device Appears to Trigger Rejection
THE PRIMARY SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021. ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTION, FEMORAL COMPONENT AND INSERT WERE REPLACED WITH A SPACER. PRESENTLY, ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT CAME IN DUE TO SIGNS OF AN INFECTION AND THE PATHOGEN IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON PERFORMED A WASHOUT AND REVISED ALL IMPLANTS AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 15409138 ↗InjuryJun 23, 2022Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
THE PATIENT CAME IN REPORTING PAIN DUE TO A LOOSE FEMORAL COMPONENT AND THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON REVISED ALL COMPONENTS ALMOST 3 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS AFTER THE PRIMARY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 14788250 ↗InjuryMay 11, 2022Loose or Intermittent Connection; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
THE PATIENT CAME IN REPORTING PAIN DUE TO A LOOSE FEMORAL COMPONENT AND THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON REVISED ALL COMPONENTS ALMOST 1 YEAR AND 3 MONTHS AFTER PRIMARY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 14361895 ↗InjuryMar 30, 2022Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
AT 1 YEAR AND 5 MONTHS AFTER THE PRIMARY, THE PATIENT CAME IN REPORTING PAIN AND TIGHTNESS IN THE KNEE AND THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON REVISED ALL COMPONENTS TO COMPETITOR COMPONENTS AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion
MAUDE report 13950874 ↗InjuryDec 20, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION OF A MOTO TO A GMK SPHERE 1 YEAR 1 MONTH AFTER PRIMARY DUE TO UNKNOWN INTRA-ARTICULAR FLUID. NO INFECTION WAS DETECTED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 13042771 ↗InjuryApr 15, 2021Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
THE PATIENT CAME IN DUE TO SIGNS OF AN INFECTION AND THE PATHOGEN IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON REMOVED ALL IMPLANTS AND IMPLANTED AN ANTIBIOTIC SPACER 7 MONTHS AFTER PRIMARY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. ON (B)(6) 2021, THE SURGEON REMOVED THE SPACER THEY MADE (FEMUR AND TIBIA) ONLY TO IMPLANT ANOTHER INSERT AND FEMUR TO ACT AS A SPACER SINCE THE INFECTION HAD NOT CLEARED UP YET.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 11670445 ↗InjuryAug 23, 2017Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
THE PATIENT CAME IN COMPLAINING OF PAIN. THE CAUSE OF PAIN IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON REVISED ALL MEDACTA HARDWARE. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. X-RAYS AND EXPLANTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 6812707 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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