GMK Sphere Total Knee System 02.12.0510CRRRecalls & reported problems
Medacta International SA · GMK Sphere CR Tibial Insert #5R 10mm · 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
- 7
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 7
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07630040707626), received between Nov 24, 2021 and Feb 6, 2026 — classified as 7 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 Problem6
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
Patient problems
- Joint Laxity5
- Unspecified Infection2
- Implant Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 6, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY AFTER 2 YEARS AND 9 MONTHS DUE TO ANTERIOR KNEE PAIN AND KNEE INSTABILITY. THE SURGEON REVISED THE PATIENT`S NATURAL PATELLA AND UPSIZED THE INSERT TO ADDRESS THE PATIENT`S INSTABILITY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Implant Pain; Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 24276576 ↗InjuryOct 31, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
AT ABOUT 3 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS AFTER PRIMARY, THE PATIENT CAME IN REPORTING PAIN DUE TO INSTABILITY AND THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON REVISED THE INSERT (10MM) WITH A THICKER ONE (13MM) AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETELY SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 20578583 ↗InjuryJan 5, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT CAME IN REPORTING INSTABILITY DUE TO LAXITY. ABOUT 1 YEAR AFTER THE PRIMARY SURGERY, THE SURGEON REVISED THE 10MM INSERT WITH A 13MM INSERT, AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 18450040 ↗InjuryDec 1, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION SURGERY DUE TO DUE TO KNEE LAXITY AND THE CAUSE OF THE LAXITY IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON AT ABOUT 3 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS POST PRIMARY, REVISED THE INSERT TO A THICKER ONE AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 18245835 ↗InjuryJun 3, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT CAME IN DUE TO SIGNS OF INFECTION AND THE PATHOGEN IS UNKNOWN. ABOUT 1 MONTH AND 1 WEEK AFTER THE PRIMARY SURGERY, THE SURGEON PERFORMED A WASHOUT AND SWAPPED THE POLY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 14588475 ↗InjuryFeb 7, 2022Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
THE PATIENT CAME IN REPORTING INSTABILITY AND THE CAUSE OF THE INSTABILITY IS UNKNOWN. AT 5 MONTHS AND A HALF FROM THE PRIMARY SURGERY THE SURGEON REVISED THE INSERT AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 13469422 ↗InjuryNov 24, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
AT 1 MONTH AFTER THE PRIMARY, THE PATIENT CAME IN DUE TO SIGNS OF AN INFECTION AND THE PATHOGEN IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON PERFORMED A WASHOUT AND REVISED THE POLY AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 12867528 ↗
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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