GMK Total Knee System 02.12.KA14RRecalls & reported problems
Medacta International SA · Femoral Component SPHERIKA Cemented S4+R · 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 07630345716248), received between Mar 13, 2025 and Mar 3, 2026 — classified as 2 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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device Appears to Trigger Rejection1
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
Patient problems
- Aseptic loosening1
- Medical device site infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 3, 2026Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
AT ABOUT 1 YEAR FROM THE PRIMARY, THE PATIENT CAME IN DUE TO A LOOSE FEMORAL IMPLANT AND THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON NOTED THAT THE BONE QUALITY WAS GOOD AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF INFECTION. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS NO REPORTED TRAUMA. THE SURGEON REVISED THE MEDACTA TIBIAL TRAY, INSERT, AND FEMORAL COMPONENT TO A COMPETITOR TRAY, INSERT, AND FEMORAL COMPONENT. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
Patient problems: Aseptic loosening
MAUDE report 24494900 ↗InjuryMar 13, 2025Device Appears to Trigger Rejection; Device Appears to Trigger Rejection
THE PATIENT CAME IN FOR A POST-OP APPOINTMENT AT ABOUT 6 MONTHS FROM THE MEDACTA PRIMARY SURGERY AND THE SURGEON OBSERVED THAT AN IMPLANT IS FAILING. SEVERAL INFECTIONS REPORTED DURING THE RECOVERY. THERE IS NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. PRIMARY SURGERY OF COMPETITORS. A REVISION HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME. MEDWATCH (MW5166553) REPORT WAS SUBMITTED TO FDA BY THE PATIENT. DESCRIPTION REPORTED IN THE FDA REPORT: RECENTLY HAD A SECOND TOTAL KNEE REVISION ON (B)(6) 2024 THE RECOVERY HAS BEEN SEVERAL INFECTIONS ONLY TO FIND OUT (B)(6) 2025 BY ORTHOPEDIC DOCTOR THE PART IS FAILING (PART NAME MEDECTA.).
Patient problems: Medical device site infection
MAUDE report 21594484 ↗
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 13, 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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