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Optetrak 208-24-15Recalls & reported problems

Exactech, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Optetrak (336)

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Adverse event reports
7
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
7
Recalls naming it
1

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10885862054357), received between Apr 8, 2022 and Sep 11, 2024 — classified as 7 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Naturally Worn” (6 reports).

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

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K954208); 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.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 1 reportsMar 2024: 1 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 2 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520262
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

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

Device problems

  • Naturally Worn6
  • Insufficient Device Problem Information2
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
  • Mechanical Problem1
  • Unstable1

Patient problems

  • Failure of Implant4
  • Osteolysis3
  • Pain3
  • Ambulation or Postural Difficulties2
  • Discomfort2
  • Insufficient Information2
  • Joint Laxity2
  • Joint effusion2

Recent adverse event reports

The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjurySep 11, 2024Naturally Worn; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Naturally Worn; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 70 MONTHS AFTER A RIGHT TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT HAS EXPERIENCED PROSTHESIS WEAR. INITIAL SURGERY OPERATIVE NOTES WERE PROVIDED. PATIENT LEFT THE OPERATING ROOM IN STABLE CONDITION. NO FURTHER ISSUES OR COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 20189894 ↗
  • InjurySep 4, 2024Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 61 MONTHS AFTER A LEFT KNEE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS POLYETHYLENE WEAR, PAIN, STIFFNESS, DISCOMFORT AND WEAKNESS AND LIMITED ABILITY TO PERFORM NORMAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WALKING AND STANDING. NO FURTHER ISSUES OR COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; Discomfort; Failure of Implant; Osteolysis; Pain

    MAUDE report 20136438 ↗
  • InjuryMar 11, 2024Mechanical Problem; Unstable; Naturally Worn; Mechanical Problem; Unstable; Naturally Worn

    IT WAS REPORTED VIA LEGAL DOCUMENTATION THAT A PATIENT HAD A RIGHT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2014, AND THEN EXPERIENCED REVISION SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2023 APPROXIMATELY 9 YEARS AND 1 MONTH AFTER INITIAL IMPLANT. NO IMAGES WERE PROVIDED. THERE IS NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Discomfort; Joint Laxity; Joint effusion; Loss of Range of Motion; Osteolysis; Pain

    MAUDE report 18875433 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 15, 2024Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn

    IT WAS REPORTED VIA LEGAL DOCUMENTATION THAT A PATIENT HAD A LEFT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY ON (B)(6) 2017, AND THEN EXPERIENCED REVISION SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2019 APPROXIMATELY 1 YEARS AND 5 MONTHS AFTER INITIAL IMPLANT. NO IMAGES WERE PROVIDED. THERE IS NO DEVICE INFORMATION PROVIDED. THERE IS NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 18710020 ↗
  • InjuryOct 2, 2023Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn

    AS REPORTED VIA LEGAL DOCUMENTATION THE PATIENT HAD A LEFT KNEE REPLACEMENT ON (B)(6) 2018. APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL PROCEDURE THE PATIENT HAD A LEFT KNEE REVISION ON (B)(6) 2022. 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. REVISION OP REPORT ON (B)(6) 2022. DIAGNOSIS: LOOSENING OF PROSTHESIS OF LEFT KNEE REPLACEMENT. PERIPROSTHETIC OSTEOLYSIS OF INTERNAL PROSTHETIC LEFT KNEE JOINT. THE MEDIAL LATERAL GUTTERS WERE CLEARED OF SCAR TISSUE AND EXCESS SYNOVIUM. A COMPLETE SYNOVECTOMY WAS PERFORMED. THE POLYETHYLENE WAS REMOVED. THE FEMORAL COMPONENT WAS EXPOSED AND FOUND TO BE LOOSE. A CENTRAL AND OSTEOLYTIC DEFECT WAS NOTED DISTALLY AND POSTERIORLY. THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED IN STABLE CONDITION TO RECOVERY UNIT.

    Patient problems: Osteolysis; Scar Tissue; Synovitis

    MAUDE report 17852709 ↗
  • InjuryNov 17, 2022Naturally Worn; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Naturally Worn; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED VIA LEGAL THAT ON JULY 30, 2015, A MALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN OPTETRAK DEVICE. ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT HAD A REVISION SURGERY FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Joint Laxity; Joint effusion; Pain; Swelling/ Edema; Synovitis

    MAUDE report 15811713 ↗
  • InjuryApr 8, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    AS REPORTED, APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS POST INITIAL LEFT TKA, THIS MALE PATIENT HAD A REVISION DUE TO KNEE FAILED AND INSTABILITY. THERE WAS POLY WEAR AND OSTEOLYSIS PER VIEWING THE POLY AND SURGEON INPUT. PATIENT WAS REVISED TO COMPETITOR'S HINGE. THERE WAS NO BREAKAGE OF DEVICE. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY/PROLONGATION. PATIENT WAS LAST KNOWN TO BE IN STABLE CONDITION FOLLOWING THE EVENT. PHOTOS AND X-RAYS RECEIVED. THE DEVICE WILL BE RETURN.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 14054343 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K954208. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • 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-

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