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
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, 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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