JOURNEY 74027213Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · JOURNEY II BCS XLPE ARTICULAR INSERT SIZE 1-2 RIGHT 11MM · Class 2 · Implant
All models of JOURNEY (566)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 7
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 6
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556178768), received between Mar 30, 2017 and Dec 27, 2024 — classified as 6 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (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
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
- Fitting Problem1
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant2
- Unspecified Infection2
- Hyperextension1
- Implant Pain1
- Inadequate Osseointegration1
- Joint Laxity1
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 27, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A COUPLE OF YEARS AFTER A TKA SURGERY WAS PERFORMED, ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE PATIENT STARTED EXPERIENCING HYPEREXTENSION. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024 TO ADDRESS THIS ADVERSE EVENT, BY SWAPPING THE POLY TO A 18MM BCS INSTEAD. CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Hyperextension
MAUDE report 21031348 ↗InjuryApr 16, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER TKA SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN DURING REHABILITATION. THE X RAY SHOWED THAT THE JRNY II BCS XLPE ART ISRT SZ 1-2 RT 11MM WAS DISASSOCIATED. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS SOLVED BY REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2024, IN WHICH THE INSERT WAS EXCHANGED. THE DOCTOR THINKS THAT THIS WAS DUE TO INADEQUATE INSERTION OF THE INSERT. IT IS UNKNOWN THE CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF PATIENT.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 19116311 ↗InjuryJan 17, 2024Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023 THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A LOOSE FROM THE TIBIAL BASEPLATE. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS SOLVED BY REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2023 WHERE THE JRNY II BCS XLPE ART ISRT SZ 1-2 RT 11MM WAS EXCHANGED AND A NEW 12MM 1-2 RIGHT JOURNEY LL POLY WAS PUT IN. PATIENT WAS STABLE.
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 18527109 ↗InjuryJun 22, 2021Adverse 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 RIGHT KNEE PAIN AND INSTABILITY. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS TREATED BY REMOVING THE JOURNEY II BCS FEMORAL OXINIUM RIGHT SIZE 3 ((B)(4)) AND THE JRNY II BCS XLPE ART ISRT SZ 1-2 RT 11MM ((B)(4)) ON (B)(6) 2021. CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Implant Pain
MAUDE report 12046542 ↗InjuryMar 15, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS CONDUCTED DUE TO INFECTION. THE DOCTOR SAYS THE DEVICES WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 11479233 ↗MalfunctionApr 3, 2020Fitting Problem; Fitting Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY, THE INSERT CANNOT BE INSERTED FULLY ONTO THE BASEPLATE. THE INSERT WAS SLIDING ONTO THE BASEPLATE, A RESISTANCE WAS FELT BY THE SURGEON AND IT DIDN'T FEEL SMOOTH, THE ANTERIOR SIDE OF THE INSERT WAS NOT SAT FULLY ONTO THE BASEPLATE, ALSO IT WAS NOT FIT OR LOCKED. IT CAUSED 10 MINUTES DELAY OF SURGERY. AN ALTERNATIVE DEVICE, S&N 12MM INSERT, WAS USED TO FINISH THE SURGERY. NO INJURY REPORTED NOR ADDITIONAL BONE CUTS WERE REQUIRED.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9921364 ↗InjuryMar 30, 2017Adverse 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 AND PYREXIA. THE SURGEON DECIDED IT IS NOT PRODUCT FAILURE BECAUSE IT OCCURRED AFTER A LONG TIME SINCE THE PRIMARY SURGERY.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 6448175 ↗
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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