GMK Sphere Total Knee System 02.12.0412CRRRecalls & reported problems
Medacta International SA · GMK Sphere CR Tibial Insert #4R 12mm · Class 2 · Implant
All models of GMK Sphere Total Knee System (209)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07630040707527), received between Jul 5, 2023 and Aug 8, 2024 — classified as 3 injuries.
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 Problem2
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
Patient problems
- Joint Laxity3
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 8, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT HAD A PRIMARY RIGHT TKA ON (B)(6) 2019 AND HAD A PRIMARY LEFT TKA ON (B)(6) 2019. PRESENTLY ON (B)(6) 2024 THE PATIENT CAME IN REPORTING INSTABILITY. THE SURGEON PERFORMED A BILATERAL POLY-SWAP, REVISING THE RIGHT S4 12MM SPHERE CR TO A S4 14MM SPHERE E-CROSS AND THE LEFT S4 11MM SPHERE CR TO A S4 14MM SPHERE E-CROSS. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. NO PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED WITH ANY OF THE DEVICES.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 19936760 ↗InjuryMar 8, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
AT 1 YEAR AND 5 MONTHS FROM THE PRIMARY, THE PATIENT CAME IN REPORTING INSTABILITY AND THE CAUSE OF THE INSTABILITY IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON REVISED THE INSERT (FROM 12 MM TO 17 MM). THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 18866084 ↗InjuryJul 5, 2023Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
AT ABOUT 2 YEARS 9 MONTHS AFTER THE PRIMARY, THE PATIENT CAME IN REPORTING PAIN DUE TO KNEE INSTABILITY AND LOOSE PATELLA AND THE CAUSE OF THE INSTABILITY AND LOOSE PATELLA IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON REVISED THE PATELLA AND INSERT (12MM TO 17MM). THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 17258642 ↗
Other Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Polymer/Metal/Polymer devices
- ATTUNE 1506-00-005Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER589 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-004Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER580 reports
- JOURNEY 74012812Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER502 reports
- JOURNEY 74011856Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER438 reports
- PERSONA™ 42-5099-094-00Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER406 reports
- JOURNEY 74011857Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER388 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-007Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER288 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-003Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER271 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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