JOURNEY 71422436Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · JOURNEY UNI TIBIAL BASE RIGHT MEDIAL/LEFT LATERAL SIZE 6 · Class 2 · Implant
All models of JOURNEY (566)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 6
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 6
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556088395), received between Oct 16, 2018 and Jun 29, 2021 — classified as 6 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (3 reports).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K102069, K230653); they may or may not involve this specific model.
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3
- Insufficient Device Problem Information3
- Connection Problem1
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
Patient problems
- Injury4
- Failure of Implant2
- Metal Related Pathology1
- Unspecified Tissue Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 29, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY OF A JOURNEY UNI KNEE TIBIAL INSERT WAS PERFORMED. PRIMARY IMPLANTATION WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2016. DURING THE REVISION WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL EARLY COMPLETE WEAR OF THE INSERT, ALSO THERE WAS MASSIVE METALLOSIS AND PRONOUNCED SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE. TIBIAL BASEPLATE AND FEMORAL COMPONENT WERE ALSO EXPLANTED. THE OUTCOME OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Metal Related Pathology; Unspecified Tissue Injury
MAUDE report 12086074 ↗InjuryApr 23, 2021Connection Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Connection Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A NAVIO ASSISTED UNICONDYLAR KNEE REPLACEMENT, THE PATIENT COLLAPSED INTO VALGUS. IMPLANTS WERE REVISED TO A LEGION HINGE WITH CONES AND STEMS. PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 11720857 ↗InjuryMay 31, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT HAD A KNEE REPLACEMENT ON (B)(6) 2018, WHERE HE HAD A BARING LOCKING MECHANISM FITTED. SHORTLY AFTER THE SURGERY THE BARING LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED CAUSING THE CLAIMANT TO SUFFER FROM SEVERE PAIN. THIS REQUIRED THE PATIENT TO UNDERGO A SECOND SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2018 WHICH FAILED AGAIN, AND A THIRD OPERATION WAS REQUIRED ON (B)(6) 2018. THE INSERT, TIBIAL AND FEMORAL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND COMPETITOR DEVICES WERE IMPLANTED.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 8660272 ↗InjuryFeb 22, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT FIVE WEEK AFTER PRIMARY, PROSTHESIS WAS EXPLANTED. DETAILS FOR REVISION SURGERY UNSPECIFIED. AN ALTERNATIVE PROSTHESIS WAS IMPLANTED.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 8362535 ↗InjuryNov 1, 2018Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO IMPLANT MALFUNCTION. INSERT AND TIBIAL TRAY EXPLANTED. BACK UP AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 8030410 ↗InjuryOct 16, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE UNI IMPLANTS FAILED AS PER SURGEON DR. (B)(6). REVISION SURGERY PERFORMED TO EXPLANT DEVICES.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 7970329 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K102069, K230653. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2621-2023 · Aug 31, 2023 · Open, Classifiedsmith&nephew LEGION OXINUM POSTERIOR STABILIZED NONPOROUS FERMOAL COMPONENT, SIZE 5N, LEFT, NARROW, REF 71421265; knee joint
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER devices
- LinkSymphoKnee 880-307/21WALDEMAR LINK GmbH & Co. KG · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER2 recalls2 reports
- Scorpio 73-3710Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER2 recalls1 report
- Scorpio 73-3110Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER2 recalls0 reports
- Arthrex® AR-503-TTTEArthrex, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER1 recall14 reports
- Arthrex® AR-503-TTTJArthrex, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER1 recall9 reports
- ENGAGE 1-10011-300Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER1 recall7 reports
- Arthrex® AR-503-TTTGArthrex, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER1 recall7 reports
- ENGAGE 1-10003-400Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER1 recall6 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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