JOURNEY 74027221Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · JOURNEY II BCS XLPE ARTICULAR INSERT SIZE 1-2 LEFT 9MM · Class 2 · Implant
All models of JOURNEY (566)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 9
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 9
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 9 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556177211), received between May 22, 2018 and Jan 10, 2022 — classified as 9 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (4 reports).
4 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K111711, 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 Problem4
- Insufficient Device Problem Information4
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection7
- Injury5
- Joint Dislocation1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 9 most recent of 9 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 10, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED AN INFECTION. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS SOLVED BY A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6)2021. CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 13210151 ↗InjuryJul 11, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO INFECTION, FEVER, PAIN AND SWELLING. THE DOCTOR SAYS S+N DEVICES WERE NOT DEFECTIVE.
Patient problems: Injury; Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 10261782 ↗InjuryJan 13, 2020Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO PAIN AND INFECTION. INSERT WAS EXPLANTED AND EXCHANGED.
Patient problems: Injury; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 9580086 ↗InjuryAug 26, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO INFECTION. ONLY INSERT WAS EXCHANGED.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8929128 ↗InjuryFeb 18, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO JOINT INSTABILITY. INSERT WAS REPLACED. OTHER IMPLANTS REMAINED. NO DELAY OR ADDITIONAL INJURIES REPORTED.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 8348871 ↗InjuryJan 14, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO AN INFECTION. THE CAUSE OF THE INFECTION IS UNKNOWN. THE INSERT WAS REPLACED TO A NEW ONE.
Patient problems: Injury; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8244303 ↗InjuryOct 16, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO DISLOCATION AFTER PATIENT FALL. INSERT WAS REPLACED.
Patient problems: Injury; Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 7971319 ↗InjurySep 27, 2018Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO INFECTION. INSERT WAS REPLACED.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 7915046 ↗InjuryMay 22, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO INFECTION. THE SURGEON DECIDED IT IS NOT THE PRODUCT. THE PRODUCT WAS DISPOSED AFTER THE SURGERY SO IT CANNOT BE RETURNED. NO MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 7533702 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K111711, K230653. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0157-2024 · Sep 27, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedJOURNEY II BCS ARTICULAR INSERT, LEFT 10 MM SIZE 5-6, REF 74027262; knee prosthesis
- Z-0158-2024 · Sep 27, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedJOURNEY II BCS CONSTRAINED ARTICULAR INSERT Size 5-6, 10 MM Left, REF 74029262; knee prosthesis
- Z-2621-2023 · Aug 31, 2023 · Open, Classifiedsmith&nephew LEGION OXINUM POSTERIOR STABILIZED NONPOROUS FERMOAL COMPONENT, SIZE 5N, LEFT, NARROW, REF 71421265; knee joint
- Z-1099-2022 · Apr 19, 2022 · TerminatedLEGION NARROW PS OXIN SZ 6N RT and JRNY II BCS FEMORAL OXIN LT SZ 5
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices
- ATTUNE 1506-00-005Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER589 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-004Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER580 reports
- JOURNEY 74012812Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER502 reports
- JOURNEY 74011856Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER438 reports
- PERSONA™ 42-5099-094-00Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER406 reports
- JOURNEY 74011857Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER388 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-007Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER288 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-003Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER271 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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