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LinkSymphoKnee recallZ-1700-2025 · Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG (Mfg Site) · initiated Apr 3, 2025

Open, Classified

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  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG (Mfg Site) or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

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Why it was recalled

The device was delivered with a preassembled Femoral Augment screw that was missing its thread.

FDA root cause category: Nonconforming Material/Component

What the company is doing

On April 3, 2025 URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION letters were emailed to customers. Actions to be taken by the Customer/User: Please take note of the following instructions for replacing any screws found missing the thread. No product return is required. Instructions for disassembling and replacing a defective screw: Disassembly 1. Use the 2.5 mm Torque Wrench article REF (15-2545) to unscrew the screw from the Augment while pushing the tip of the screw towards the Augment. 2. Exchange the screw. Open an alternative Augment and use its screw. Alternative sizes of Augments are always available in the operating room during the surgery. For all Femoral Augment sizes and types the same long screw type is preassembled and for all Tibial Augments the same short screw type is preassembled, see table 1. Assembly/Replacement 3. Use the 2.5 mm Torque Wrench article REF (15-2545) to screw in the replacement screw into the Augment. 4. The screw head must be countersunk in the Augment and the screw tip must protrude. Follow the LinkSymphoKnee surgical technique for all other steps. Please respond using the Distributor Reply form to indicate your understanding of this Device Correction and of the need to apply the instructions provided above to replace any affected screws. Type of Action by the Company: LINK will provide sterilized replacement screws (for both Femoral Augments and Tibial Augments) for each affected distributor as a back-up for upcoming surgeries. Other Information: Opening an additional Augment to exchange the screw will not incur any costs to you. Should you have any questions about acquiring backup/replacement screws for forthcoming surgeries (once available), please contact Customer Service at LinkBio ([email protected]). Please contact LinkBio at 973-625-1333 or [email protected] for any additional questions.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1700-2025
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated by the company
Apr 3, 2025
Posted by the FDA
Apr 30, 2025
Recalling firm
Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG (Mfg Site)
Quantity
908 units
Product code
JWH
FDA submissions
K202924
Distribution
US Nationwide distribution in the states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IN, IL, KS, LA, MD, MO, NV, OH, TX, VA, WI.

Product description

Posterior Femoral Augment; Item Numbers: (1) 880-310/11 (Sz. 0 - cemented sm), (2) 880-310/21 (Sz. 0 - cemented lg), (3) 880-311/11 (Sz. 1-2 - cemented sm), (4) 880-311/21 (Sz. 1-2 - cemented lg), (5) 880-313/11 (Sz. 3-4 - cemented sm), (6) 880-313/12 (Sz. 3-4 - cemented md), (7) 880-313/21 (Sz. 3-4 - cemented lg), (8) 880-313/22 (Sz. 3-4 - cemented x-lg), (9) 880-315/11 (Sz. 5-6 - cemented sm), (10) 880-315/12 (Sz. 5-6 - cemented md), (11) 880-315/21 (Sz. 5-6 - cemented lg), (12) 880-315/22 (Sz. 5-6 - cemented x-lg), (13) 880-317/11 (Sz. 7-8 - cemented sm), (14) 880-317/12 (Sz. 7-8 - cemented md), (15) 880-317/21 (Sz. 7-8 - cemented lg), (16) 880-317/22 (Sz. 7-8 - cemented x-lg), (17) 880-319/11 (Sz. 9-10 - cemented sm), (18) 880-319/12 (Sz. 9-10 - cemented md), (19) 880-319/21 (Sz. 9-10 - cemented lg), (20) 880-319/22 (Sz. 9-10 - cemented x-lg).

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

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Item Number/UDI-DI: (1) 880-310/11 (04026575257539), (2) 880-310/21 (04026575257546), (3) 880-311/11 (04026575257607), (4) 880-311/21 (04026575257584), (5) 880-313/11 (04026575257621), (6) 880-313/12 (04026575257645), (7) 880-313/21 (04026575257669), (8) 880-313/22 (04026575257690), (9) 880-315/11 (04026575257768), (10) 880-315/12 (04026575257775), (11) 880-315/21 (04026575257782), (12) 880-315/22 (04026575257799), (13) 880-317/11 (04026575257843), (14) 880-317/12 (04026575257850), (15) 880-317/21 (04026575257867), (16) 880-317/22 (04026575257881), (17) 880-319/11 (04026575257942), (18) 880-319/12 (04026575257959), (19) 880-319/21 (04026575257966), (20) 880-319/22 (04026575257973). Applies to all lots of the LINK SymphoKnee Femoral Augments listed, manufactured up until 03/01/2025.

Devices named in this recall

20 devices in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.

Product lines

Other devices under the same FDA submission

97 devices cleared under K202924 are not named by identifier in this recall. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 96643).

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