510(k) Report

FDA applicant

Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG

Norderstedt, DE43 decisions1978–202670 recalls

FDA records 43 decisions for Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG (Norderstedt, DE) from 1978 to 2026: 43 510(k) clearances. Most are in product codes LZO (Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained…) and KRO (Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained…). Since 2016 its 510(k)s took a median of 155 days from receipt to decision, against 112 for FDA’s reviews in the same codes and years. Its devices cite 117 predicates, 39 of them its own earlier devices. 70 recalls are linked to its devices.

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

FIG. A — Illustration, orthopedic panel, where it files most

How often FDA has decided Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG’s devices, and how often a recall has named them.

FDA decisions per year

2in 2025

2014: 12015: 22016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 62020: 22021: 72022: 52023: 32024: 12025: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 7 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 so far, outlined.

Recalls per year

14in 2026

2018: 32021: 42022: 62023: 302024: 42025: 92026 (partial year): 14
2007high 30 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I Class II/III not classified

FIG. 1 — Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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