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JOURNEY 74027223Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · JOURNEY II BCS XLPE ARTICULAR INSERT SIZE 1-2 LEFT 11MM · Class 2 · Implant

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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556177310), received between Oct 4, 2019 and Apr 5, 2023 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).

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 Problem1
  • Break1

Patient problems

  • Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque1
  • Loss of Range of Motion1
  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryApr 5, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN AND LOSS OF MOBILITY. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS TREATED BY A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2023, IN WHICH A JRNY II BCS XLPE ART ISRT SZ 1-2 LT 11MM WAS EXCHANGED. PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.

    Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion; Pain

    MAUDE report 16682007 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 4, 2019Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER THE IMPLANTATION, A FOREIGN PARTICLE WAS FOUND, AND IT WAS PICKED UP FROM THE PATIENT BODY. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE PARTICLE WAS CAUSED BY THE INSTRUMENTS OR IMPLANTS.

    Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque; No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

    MAUDE report 9158511 ↗

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, Classified
    JOURNEY II BCS ARTICULAR INSERT, LEFT 10 MM SIZE 5-6, REF 74027262; knee prosthesis
  • Z-0158-2024 · Sep 27, 2023 · Open, Classified
    JOURNEY II BCS CONSTRAINED ARTICULAR INSERT Size 5-6, 10 MM Left, REF 74029262; knee prosthesis
  • Z-2621-2023 · Aug 31, 2023 · Open, Classified
    smith&nephew LEGION OXINUM POSTERIOR STABILIZED NONPOROUS FERMOAL COMPONENT, SIZE 5N, LEFT, NARROW, REF 71421265; knee joint
  • Z-1099-2022 · Apr 19, 2022 · Terminated
    LEGION NARROW PS OXIN SZ 6N RT and JRNY II BCS FEMORAL OXIN LT SZ 5

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