JOURNEY 74027235Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · JOURNEY II BCS XLPE ARTICULAR INSERT SIZE 3-4 RIGHT 13MM · 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
- 7
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556179215), received between Dec 19, 2017 and Aug 11, 2024 — classified as 7 injuries.
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 Problem2
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
- Fracture1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
- Material Twisted/Bent1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant2
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Joint Dislocation1
- Joint Laxity1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- No Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 11, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA SURGERY, THE PATIENT FELL AND TORE PART OF HER CAPSULE. ONCE THE CAPSULE WAS OPENED IT WAS NOTED THAT THE JRNY II BCS XLPE ART ISRT SZ 3-4-RT 13MM WAS NOT LOCKED INTO THE TIBIA AND THAT THE DOVETAIL ON THE BACK OF THE INSERT WAS DEFORMED. THE JRNY II BCS XLPE ART ISRT SZ 3-4-RT 13MM WAS REPLACED FOR A 15MM INSERT. PATIENT¿S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19958106 ↗InjuryJul 17, 2024Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER UNDERGOING A TKA ON UNKNOWN DATE, PATIENT'S INSERT WAS NOTICED TO BE UNSTABLE. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS ADDRESSED BY CONDUCTING A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2024, DURING WHICH, THE JRNY II BCS XLPE ART ISRT SZ 3-4-RT 13MM WAS EXCHANGED. PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 19768024 ↗InjuryApr 19, 2022Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT FELL AND FRACTURED THE JRNY II BCS XLPE ART ISRT SZ 3-4-RT 13MM. A REVISION SURGERY WAS REQUIRED AND PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2022. THE SURGEON SAYS THE DEVICE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. THE CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 14146623 ↗InjuryOct 15, 2020Adverse 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) 2019, THE PATIENT REQUIRED MANIPULATION UNDER ANESTHESIA FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.
Patient problems: No Information
MAUDE report 10683367 ↗InjuryOct 15, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA HAD BEEN IMPLANTED IN (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT PRESENTED RECENTLY AN UNSTABLE KNEE. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE BCS POLY; A THICKER CONSTRAINED INSERT WAS FOUND TO BE STABLE. THE PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 10682646 ↗InjuryJul 25, 2018Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED IN WHICH A DISLOCATION OCCURRED WHEN KNEE BENT. THEREFORE, INSERT WAS REPLACED.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation
MAUDE report 7720794 ↗InjuryDec 19, 2017Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO A RIGHT PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE. JOURNEY KNEE WAS REPLACED BY A LEGION KNEE.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 7131126 ↗
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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