JOURNEY 74027255Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · JOURNEY II BCS XLPE ARTICULAR INSERT SIZE 5-6 RIGHT 13MM · 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 00885556179567), received between Dec 15, 2017 and Feb 17, 2020 — classified as 6 injuries.
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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Insufficient Device Problem Information2
- Break1
- Material Too Rigid or Stiff1
Patient problems
- Injury5
- Limited Mobility Of The Implanted Joint1
- Skin Irritation1
Recent adverse event reports
The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 17, 2020Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED REVISION OF JOURNEY II BCS WAS PERFORMED DUE TO THE BREAKAGE OF THE INSERT¿S POST.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 9716276 ↗InjuryAug 18, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT SEROSANGUINEOUS DRAINAGE FROM MID TKA INCISION WAS NOTICED. THE ADVERSE EVENT WAS RESOLVED BY IRRIGATING AND PERFORMING DEBRIDEMENT.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 8904422 ↗InjuryApr 22, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
ARTHROFIBROSIS RIGHT KNEE. MANIPULATION UNDER ANESTHESIA WAS PERFORMED FOR WHICH SUBJECT WAS HOSPITALISED.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 8536324 ↗InjuryMay 16, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT SUFFERED FROM DERMATITIS SINCE TWO WEEKS AFTER THE KNEE REPLACEMENT ON BOTH LEGS. PATIENT IS WILLING TO OBTAIN A METAL ALLERGY TEST ((B)(6) TESTING) FROM A MEDICAL INSTITUTE IN (B)(6). PATIENT HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE DUPIXENT INJECTIONS, ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS SINCE (B)(6) 2017 FOR RASH AND ITCHING.
Patient problems: Skin Irritation
MAUDE report 7519647 ↗InjuryMar 4, 2018Material Too Rigid or Stiff; Material Too Rigid or Stiff
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO STIFFENING OF THE KNEE.
Patient problems: Injury; Limited Mobility Of The Implanted Joint
MAUDE report 7312359 ↗InjuryDec 15, 2017Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED A RIGHT KNEE JOINT ASPIRATION TO RESOLVE A PAINFUL RIGHT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 7123350 ↗
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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