MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDACTA INTERNATIONAL SA GMK SPHERE TOTAL KNEE SYSTEM; FEMORAL COMPONENT SPHERE CEMENTED SIZE 4+ R

Model Number	02.12.0024R
Medical Device Problem Code	Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth (4002)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	02/28/2025
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Event or Problem Description
At about 2 years 2 months after the primary, the patient came in due to femoral loosening.The surgeon revised the femoral and tibial inserts.Surgery was completed successfully.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Batch review performed on 03 march 2025 (b)(4) items manufactured and released on 16-dec-2021.Expiration date: 2026-12-06.No anomalies found related to the problem.To date, (b)(4) items of the same lot have been sold with no similar reported events during the period of review.Root cause: based on the information available no definitive root cause can be established, while there is no indication that any potential issue with the device may have caused or contributed to the event, and the device history record review does not indicate any potential manufacturing related issue.

• Brand Name: GMK SPHERE TOTAL KNEE SYSTEM
• Common Device Name: FEMORAL COMPONENT SPHERE CEMENTED SIZE 4+ R
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDACTA INTERNATIONAL SA; strada regina; castel san pietro, switzerland 6874 ; SZ 6874
• Manufacturer (Section G): MEDACTA INTERNATIONAL SA; strada regina; castel san pietro, switzerland 6874 ; SZ 6874
• Manufacturer Contact: marco giannessi ; strada regina; castel san pietro, switzerland 6874 ; SZ 6874
• MDR Report Key: 21651032
• Report Number: 3005180920-2025-00200
• Device Sequence Number: 9245893
• Product Code: JWH
• UDI-Device Identifier: 07630030862403
• UDI-Public: 07630030862403
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: MO
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K140826
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Device Implanted Year: 2022
• Device Explanted Year: 2025
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Non-Healthcare Professional
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 03/19/2025

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: No
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 02.12.0024R
• Device Lot Number: 2114603
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/28/2025
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 03/20/2025
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): No
• Date Device Manufactured: 12/16/2021
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Required Intervention
• Patient Sex: Unknown