Hip & Knee Implants recalls

3,097 medical device recalls in the hip & knee implants category are on file with the FDA, from 2012 to 2 Sep 2026. The leading reason is sterility.

Total recalls3,097since 2012

Last 12 months89reported

Class I512% of total

Ongoing634latest 2 Sep 2026

Recalls per month, last 24 months

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4Oct '24 14 4 9Jan '25 4 6 21Apr 9 7 11Jul 3 5 9Oct 7 18 3Jan '26 5 1 4Apr 10 5 17Jul 9 1

Severity split

Class I 51 2%Class II 3,023 98%Class III 23 1%

Why hip & knee implants is recalled

Companies

By year

2026552%
20251094%
20242067%
20231575%
2022873%
20211595%
20202137%
20191936%
201860019%
20172267%

Ongoing hip & knee implants recalls

634 active

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
2 Sep 2026Device	CLASS II	Medline convenience kits labeled as: Femoral Pack, Medline Kit recalled	Medline Industries	Other	Nationwide
26 Aug 2026Device	CLASS II	Arvis Surgical Navigation System Gen recalled by Kico Knee Innovation	Kico Knee Innovation	Nitrosamine Impurity	19 states
26 Aug 2026Device	CLASS II	Veritas Standard Reverse Total Shoulder Veritas Standard recalled	restor3d	Device Malfunction	Nationwide
19 Aug 2026Device	CLASS II	Endo-Model, Replacement Set, Tibial Plateau, right/left, L, Uhmwpe recalled	Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG (Mfg Site)	Lead & Heavy Metals	IN
12 Aug 2026Device	CLASS II	U2 Total Knee System Femoral offset bushing recalled	United Orthopedic	Device Malfunction	Nationwide
12 Aug 2026Device	CLASS II	U2 Total Knee System Femoral valgus offset adaptor, left recalled	United Orthopedic	Device Malfunction	Nationwide

All hip & knee implants recalls, newest first

3,097 total

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
2 Sep 2026Device	CLASS II	Medline convenience kits labeled as: Femoral Pack, Medline Kit recalled	Medline Industries	Other	Nationwide
26 Aug 2026Device	CLASS II	Arvis Surgical Navigation System Gen recalled by Kico Knee Innovation	Kico Knee Innovation	Nitrosamine Impurity	19 states
26 Aug 2026Device	CLASS II	Veritas Standard Reverse Total Shoulder Veritas Standard recalled	restor3d	Device Malfunction	Nationwide
19 Aug 2026Device	CLASS II	Endo-Model, Replacement Set, Tibial Plateau, right/left, L, Uhmwpe recalled	Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG (Mfg Site)	Lead & Heavy Metals	IN
12 Aug 2026Device	CLASS II	U2 Total Knee System Femoral offset bushing recalled	United Orthopedic	Device Malfunction	Nationwide
12 Aug 2026Device	CLASS II	U2 Total Knee System Femoral valgus offset adaptor, left recalled	United Orthopedic	Device Malfunction	Nationwide
12 Aug 2026Device	CLASS II	Ustar II Knee System Hinge Box Trial, L, #1 recalled	United Orthopedic	Device Malfunction	Nationwide
12 Aug 2026Device	CLASS II	U2 Total Knee System PSA Box Trial, L, #1 recalled by United Orthopedic	United Orthopedic	Device Malfunction	Nationwide
12 Aug 2026Device	CLASS II	U2 Total Knee System Femoral offset bushing recalled	United Orthopedic	Device Malfunction	Nationwide
12 Aug 2026Device	CLASS II	U2 Total Knee System Femoral valgus adaptor, left and right recalled	United Orthopedic	Device Malfunction	Nationwide

About this list

Records come from FDA enforcement reports and USDA FSIS notices, grouped by normalised name. A company operating under several names may appear more than once.