Skip to content

JOURNEY 74027264Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · JOURNEY II BCS XLPE ARTICULAR INSERT SIZE 5-6 LEFT 12MM · 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 00885556178119), received between Jan 7, 2020 and Jun 20, 2026 — classified as 6 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (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.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 1 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 1 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 1 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4
  • Fracture1
  • Unstable1

Patient problems

  • Injury2
  • Joint Laxity2
  • Hyperextension1
  • Insufficient Information1
  • Unspecified Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJun 20, 2026Fracture

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON 2014, THE JRNY II BCS XLPE ART ISRT SZ 5-6 LT 12MM POST BROKE. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS TREATED BY A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2026, IN WHICH THE INSERT WAS EXCHANGED TO A 15MM AS BCS POLY. PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 25570112 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 8, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED BACK KNEE AND LOOSED KNEE TENSION. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS ADDRESSED BY REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2024, IN WHICH THE JRNY II BCS XLPE ART ISRT SZ 5-6 LT 12MM WAS EXCHANGED TO JOURNEY II BCS INSERT 18MM. THE OTHER IMPLANTS REMAINED IN PATIENT. THE SURGEON DID NOT THINK THE PRODUCTS FAILED. PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.

    Patient problems: Hyperextension; Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 18670694 ↗
  • InjuryDec 5, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER TKA SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023 DUE TO OSTEOARTHRITIS, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SWELLING AND INFECTION. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS SOLVED BY PERFORMING A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2023, IN WHICH WASHING OF KNEE JOINT WAS CONDUCTED. THE JRNY II BCS XLPE ART ISRT SZ 5-6 LT 12MM WAS EXCHANGED TO ANOTHER JOURNEY II BCS INSERT. THE FEMORAL COMPONENT, TIBIAL BASEPLATE, AND PATELLA COMPONENT REMAINED IN SITU. THE SURGEON DOES NOT THINK THERE WAS A PRODUCT FAILURE. PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 18270751 ↗
  • InjuryDec 2, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA SURGERY PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2016, THE PATIENT COMPLAINED OF INSTABILITY. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021 TO EXCHANGE THE JOURNEY II BCS XLPE ARTICULAR INSERT SIZE 5-6 LEFT 12MM. CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 12919831 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 14, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A MANIPULATION UNDER ANESTHESIA WAS PERFORMED DUE TO AN ARTHROFIBROSIS.

    Patient problems: Injury

    MAUDE report 9711207 ↗
  • InjuryJan 7, 2020Unstable; Unstable

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO THE PATIENT BEEN UNSTABLE; A THICKER INSERT WAS IMPLANTED.

    Patient problems: Injury

    MAUDE report 9558930 ↗

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

Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices

All PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices →

Sources and updates

How reports and recalls are matched · Editorial policy · Report an error on this page