JOURNEY 74027212Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · JOURNEY II BCS XLPE ARTICULAR INSERT SIZE 1-2 RIGHT 10MM · Class 2 · Implant
All models of JOURNEY (566)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 8
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 7
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 8 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556178713), received between May 22, 2017 and Apr 2, 2025 — classified as 7 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (2 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4
- Insufficient Device Problem Information2
- Connection Problem1
- Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information2
- Pain2
- Unspecified Infection2
- Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
- Injury1
- Joint Laxity1
- No Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 8 most recent of 8 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 2, 2025Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A LEFT PRIMARY TKA SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT INSERT WAS IMPLANTED INCORRECTLY. THE SURGEON DID NOT THINK IT WAS A PRODUCT FAILURE. THE INSERT DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH THE PACKAGING OR LABELLING. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS SOLVED BY REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2025, IN WHICH THE JRNY II BCS XLPE ART ISRT SZ 1-2 RT 10MM WAS EXCHANGED TO A LEFT INSERT (JRNY II BCS XLPE ART ISRT SZ 1-2 LT 10MM). PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21752143 ↗InjuryDec 6, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA ON 2014, A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024 TO EXCHANGE THE JRNY II BCS XLPE ART ISRT SZ 1-2 RT 10MM. IT IS UNCLEAR WHY THE REVISION WAS CARRIED OUT. THE PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 20873224 ↗InjurySep 22, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER A TKA SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN. TO ADDRESS THIS ADVERSE EVENT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY IN (B)(6) 2023. DESPITE THE REVISION, THE PATIENT IS STILL EXPERIENCING PAIN AND REQUIRES THE USE OF A LIMP TO WALK. THE PATIENT MENTIONED THAT THEY WERE COMPLIANT WITH THEIR PHYSICAL THERAPIST IN AN EFFORT TO RETURN TO THEIR PREVIOUS ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BIKING, CARDIO, PILATES, AND YOGA; HOWEVER, THEY ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO PERFORM THESE ACTIVITIES. THE PATIENT¿S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Joint Laxity; Pain
MAUDE report 20275999 ↗InjuryDec 5, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO PAIN AND A FEELING OF UNWILLINGNESS.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 9419100 ↗InjuryNov 8, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO SUSPECTED OF INFECTION. DEBRIDEMENT AND INSERT REPLACEMENT WERE PERFORMED.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8051520 ↗InjuryJun 22, 2018Adverse 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 INSERT DISASSOCIATION FROM BASEPLATE. THE SURGEON DOES NOT FAULT THE DEVICE.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 7631238 ↗MalfunctionNov 29, 2017Connection Problem; Connection Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INSERT COULD NOT BE CONNECTED TO THE BASEPLATE. THE SURGEON TRIED TO INSERT SEVERAL TIME. IT SEEMS THAT THE LOCKING AREA DEFORMED. PLEASE PERFORM DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION. 40 MINUTES DELAY WAS REPORTED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH A BACKUP 11MM INSERT. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Information
MAUDE report 7066139 ↗InjuryMay 22, 2017Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO INFECTION. THE SURGEON DOESN'T FAULT THE DEVICE BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED 7 MONTHS AFTER THE PRIMARY SURGERY.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 6581107 ↗
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-0158-2024 · Sep 27, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedJOURNEY II BCS CONSTRAINED ARTICULAR INSERT Size 5-6, 10 MM Left, REF 74029262; knee prosthesis
- Z-0157-2024 · Sep 27, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedJOURNEY II BCS ARTICULAR INSERT, LEFT 10 MM SIZE 5-6, REF 74027262; 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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