GMK Total Knee System 02.12.KA05LRecalls & reported problems
Medacta International SA · Femoral Component SPHERIKA Cemented S5L · Class 2 · Implant
All models of GMK Total Knee System (31)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07630345716118), received between Apr 17, 2025 and May 27, 2026 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth” (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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
Patient problems
- Aseptic loosening1
- Inflammation1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 27, 2026Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
AT ABOUT 1 YEAR AND 11 MONTHS FROM THE PRIMARY, THE PATIENT CAME IN PRESENTING TIBIAL PAIN DUE TO A LOOSE FEMUR AND TIBIA AND THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF TRAUMA AND TESTING FOR INFECTION CAME BACK NEGATIVE. THE SURGEON REVISED THE GMK-SPHERIKA COMPONENTS (FEMORAL COMPONENT, INSERT, AND TIBIAL TRAY) TO GMK-REVISION COMPONENTS (FEMORAL COMPONENT, INSERT, AND TIBIAL TRAY) AND ALSO THE PATIENT`S NATURAL PATELLA. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Aseptic loosening
MAUDE report 25297688 ↗InjuryApr 17, 2025Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
ABOUT 1 YEAR AND 9 MONTHS AFTER THE PRIMARY SURGERY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO SIGNS OF INFLAMMATION (SUBQUADRICIPITAL EFFUSION), OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN. PATIENT'S NATURAL PATELLA WAS ALSO RESURFACED. HYPOTHESES REMAIN A POSSIBLE CHONDROLYSIS OF THE PATELLA OR AN ALLERGIC PHENOMENON.
Patient problems: Inflammation
MAUDE report 21855347 ↗
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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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