Optetrak 204-21-09Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10885862048141), received between Oct 14, 2020 and Sep 12, 2024 — classified as 5 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Naturally Worn” (3 reports).

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.

7 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K933610); they may or may not involve this specific model.

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.

Recalls naming this device

1. Aug 30, 2021Class IIOpen, Classified

   Inserts were packaged in vacuum bags that lacked an additional oxygen barrier layer.

   Z-0019-2022 · Root cause: Process control · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjurySep 12, 2024Unstable; Naturally Worn; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Unstable; Naturally Worn; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

  IT WAS REPORTED VIA LEGAL DOCUMENTATION THAT APPROXIMATELY 72 MONTHS AFTER A RIGHT TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS PROSTHESIS WEAR, JOINT PAIN, JOINT SWELLING AND STIFFNESS, LIMITED RANGE OF MOTION, REVISION SURGERY, LOOSENING, INSTABILITY, POLETHYLENE WEAR, OSTEOLYSIS, SYNOVITIS, CONSTRAINED LINER REVISION.. POST OPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS NOTED WEAR OF THE IMPLANT. NO FURTHER ISSUES OR COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Ankylosis; Joint Laxity; Loss of Range of Motion; Osteolysis; Pain; Swelling/ Edema; Synovitis

  MAUDE report 20199292 ↗
• InjuryNov 14, 2023Naturally Worn; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Naturally Worn; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  AS REPORTED VIA LEGAL DOCUMENTATION THE PATIENT HAD A LEFT KNEE REPLACEMENT ON (B)(6) 2012. APPROXIMATELY 6 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL PROCEDURE THE PATIENT HAD A LEFT KNEE REVISION ON (B)(6) 2019. THERE IS NO OTHER PATIENT DEMOGRAPHIC OR MEDICAL HISTORY AVAILABLE. THERE IS NO INFORMATION ON THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE OR PATIENT OUTCOME. THERE IS NO DEVICE RETURN. THERE ARE NO PHOTOS OR OTHER IMAGES OF THE DEVICE PROVIDED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THE PATIENT HAS FILED A SHORT-FORM COMPLAINT IN A COORDINATED ACTION IN (B)(6) WITH MASTER CASE NO. (B)(4). THE CONSOLIDATED LONG FORM COMPLAINT THAT APPLIES TO CASES FILED IN THIS COORDINATED ACTION ALLEGES THAT PATIENTS FILING SUITS IN THIS COORDINATED ACTION WERE REQUIRED ¿TO UNDERGO REVISION SURGERIES DUE TO SEVERE, PAIN, SWELLING, AND INSTABILITY¿ DUE TO ¿WEAR OF THE POLYETHYLENE COMPONENTS AND RESULTING COMPONENT LOOSENING AND/OR OTHER FAILURE FAILURES CAUSING SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS INCLUDING TISSUE DAMAGE, OSTEOLYSIS, PERMANENT BONE LOSS, AND OTHER INJURIES.¿ BECAUSE THE PATIENT HAS FILED A SHORT-FORM COMPLAINT IN THIS COORDINATED ACTION, THE PATIENT APPEARS TO ALLEGE THAT THE PATIENT WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 18129888 ↗
• InjuryJul 27, 2023Unstable; Naturally Worn; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Unstable; Naturally Worn; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  AS REPORTED VIA LEGAL DOCUMENTATION, A PATIENT HAD INITIAL LEFT KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2008. THEY UNDERWENT LEFT KNEE REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2009, APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR 1 MONTH POST PRIMARY SURGERY. THERE IS NO OTHER PATIENT DEMOGRAPHIC OR MEDICAL HISTORY AVAILABLE. THERE IS NO INFORMATION ON THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE OR PATIENT OUTCOME. THERE IS NO DEVICE RETURN. THERE ARE NO PHOTOS OR OTHER IMAGES OF THE DEVICE PROVIDED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; Failure of Implant; Implant Pain; Insufficient Information; Joint Laxity; Swelling/ Edema; Synovitis

  MAUDE report 17404875 ↗
• InjuryJul 20, 2022Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

  AS REPORTED, APPROXIMATELY 21.38 YEARS POST INITIAL LEFT TKA, THIS FEMALE PATIENT (BMI 31.3) UNDERWENT A REVISION DUE TO ASEPTIC LOOSENING. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE OR FORTHCOMING. THE DEVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION.

  Patient problems: Failure of Implant

  MAUDE report 15067660 ↗
• InjuryOct 14, 2020Unstable; Unstable

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT EXPERIENCED A LEFT KNEE REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2009, DUE TO INSTABILITY/MALALIGNMENT. INITIAL SURGERY DATE WAS (B)(6) 2008. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT OR PATIENT HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: Failure of Implant

  MAUDE report 10681638 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K933610. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-2156-2024 · Apr 18, 2024 · Open, Classified
  OPTETRAK One Peg Patella,, Item Numbers: a) 200-03-26, 26MM; b) 200-03-29, 29MM; c) 200-03-32, 32MM; d) 200-03-35, 35MM; e) 200-03-38, 38MM; f) 200-03-41, 41MM
• Z-2158-2024 · Apr 18, 2024 · Open, Classified
  OPTETRAK, Advanced Patella, 3 Peg Implant, Item Numbers: a) 200-07-26, 26MM; b) 200-07-29, 29MM; c) 200-07-32, 32MM; d) 200-07-35, 35MM; e) 200-07-38, 38MM
• Z-2157-2024 · Apr 18, 2024 · Open, Classified
  OPTETRAK Inset Patella, Item Numbers: a) 200-05-23, 23MM; b) 200-05-26, 26MM; c) 200-05-29, 29MM
• Z-2155-2024 · Apr 18, 2024 · Open, Classified
  OPTETRAK Three Peg Patella, Item Numbers: a) 200-02-26, 26MM; b) 200-02-29, 29MM; c) 200-02-32, 32MM; d) 200-02-35, 35MM; e) 200-02-38, 38MM; f) 200-02-41, 41MM;
• Z-0582-2024 · Nov 21, 2023 · Open, Classified
  Exactech Optetrak Knee System, Catalog Numbers: a) 200-02-26, b) 200-02-29, c) 200-02-32, d) 200-02-35, e) 200-02-38, f) 200-02-41, g) 200-03-32, h) 200-07-29, i) 200-07-
• Z-2070-2012 · Sep 23, 2011 · Terminated
  Product is labeled in part: "***OPTETRAK***TIBIAL TRAY***TRAPEZOID CEMENTED***Ti Alloy*** SIZE 1F/1T, 2F/1T***FOR CEMENTED USE ONLY***Exactech, Gainesville, FL 32653-1630.***REF 2
• Z-0347-05 · Nov 11, 2004 · Terminated
  Cemented Trapezoid Tibial Tray Sz. 4F/4T, Knee joint patellofemorotibial polymer/metal/polymer semi-constrained cemented prosthesis.