| Class 2 Device Recall LINK Endo Model M and Endo Model SL Tibial Components | ![see related information](../images/related-info.gif) |
Date Initiated by Firm | May 22, 2024 |
Date Posted | July 18, 2024 |
Recall Status1 |
Open3, Classified |
Recall Number | Z-2410-2024 |
Recall Event ID |
94814 |
510(K)Number | K143179 K151008 K212742 |
Product Classification |
Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer - Product Code JWH
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Product | Endo Model M Tibial Components Modular Knee Prosthesis System. Product codes 15-2814/01, 15-2814/02, 15-2814/03, 15-2814/04, 15-2815/11, 15-2815/12, 15-2816/11, 15-2816/12, 15-2817/11, 15-2817/12, 15-2818/11, 15-2818/12, 15-2834/01, 15-2834/02, 15-2834/03, 15-2834/04, 15-2835/11, 15-2835/12, 15-2836/11, 15-2836/12, 15-2837/11, 15-2837/12, 15-2838/11, 15-2838/12, 15-3815/11, 15-3815/12, 15-3816/11, 15-3816/12, 15-3817/11, 15-3817/12, 15-3818/11, 15-3818/12, 15-8521/05, 15-8521/07, 15-8521/09, 15-8521/11, 15-8521/15, 15-8521/25, 15-8521/27, 15-8521/29, 15-8521/31, 15-8521/33 |
Code Information |
Product UDI-DI:
1 15-2814/01 04026575316243
2 15-2814/02 04026575316281
3 15-2814/03 04026575316298
4 15-2814/04 04026575316304
5 15-2815/11 04026575316007
6 15-2815/12 04026575316014
7 15-2816/11 04026575316021
8 15-2816/12 04026575316038
9 15-2817/11 04026575316052
10 15-2817/12 04026575316069
11 15-2818/11 04026575316076
12 15-2818/12 04026575316083
13 15-2834/01 04026575316731
14 15-2834/02 04026575316748
15 15-2834/03 04026575316755
16 15-2834/04 04026575316762
17 15-2835/11 04026575316557
18 15-2835/12 04026575316564
19 15-2836/11 04026575316571
20 15-2836/12 04026575316588
21 15-2837/11 04026575316595
22 15-2837/12 04026575316601
23 15-2838/11 04026575316618
24 15-2838/12 04026575316625
25 15-3815/11 04026575034727
26 15-3815/12 04026575034734
27 15-3816/11 04026575034741
28 15-3816/12 04026575034758
29 15-3817/11 04026575164042
30 15-3817/12 04026575164059
31 15-3818/11 04026575164028
32 15-3818/12 04026575164035
33 15-8521/05 04026575383207
34 15-8521/07 04026575383221
35 15-8521/09 04026575383238
36 15-8521/11 04026575383245
37 15-8521/13 04026575383269
38 15-8521/15 04026575383283
39 15-8521/25 04026575386406
40 15-8521/27 04026575386413
41 15-8521/29 04026575386420
42 15-8521/31 04026575386437
43 15-8521/33 04026575386444
44 15-8521/35 04026575386451
All Product lots manufactured since 01-Jun-2022. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG (Mfg Site) Oststr. 4-10 Norderstedt Germany
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For Additional Information Contact | SAME 494053995150 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Blind screws of the modular tibial component cannot be loosened intraoperatively,prolongation surgery due to intraoperatively change in procedure, probably to cementing technique
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FDA Determined Cause 2 | Process design |
Action | LinkBio issue Urgent Medical Device Correction letter to Distributors via email on June 10, 2024. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take:
Please take note of the attached modified Surgical Technique for cementing the Tilastan Proximal Tibial Spacer or Proximal Tibial Segment, provided in Appendix A of this notice. No product return is required.
Please respond using the attached Distributor Reply form to indicate your understanding of this Device Correction and of the need to apply the provided cementing surgical technique for the Tilastan Proximal Tibial Spacer or Proximal Tibial Segment, in case the blind screws are unable to be removed.
Please contact LinkBio at 973-625-1333 or complaints@linkbio.com for any questions
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Quantity in Commerce | 552 units; 7351 units OUS |
Distribution | Nationwide
Foreign:
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Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 The manufacturer has initiated the recall and not all products have been corrected or removed. This record will be updated as the status changes.
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510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = JWH
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