JOURNEY 74025651Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · JOURNEY II CR INSERT XLPE RIGHT SIZE 5-6 9MM · Class 2 · Implant
All models of JOURNEY (566)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556422465), received between Jun 30, 2018 and Apr 18, 2026 — classified as 5 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Mechanical Problem” (2 reports).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K121443, 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
- Mechanical Problem2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Device Issue1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Loose or Intermittent Connection1
- Migration or Expulsion of Device1
Patient problems
- Injury3
- No Information2
- Joint Laxity1
- Wound Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 18, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKR SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2026, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED AN INFECTION. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS TREATED BY A DAIR (DEBRIDEMENT, ANTIBIOTICS, AND IMPLANT RETENTION) PROCEDURE AND A POLY EXCHANGE ON (B)(6) 2026. PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Wound Infection
MAUDE report 24919492 ↗InjuryAug 25, 2022Migration or Expulsion of Device; Migration or Expulsion of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER A TKA HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SEPTIC LOOSENING OF IMPLANTS. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS ADDRESSED BY REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2022 TO EXCHANGE THE FOLLOWING DEVICES: JRNY II CR FEM OX NP RT SZ 7, JOURNEY TIBIA BASE NP RT SZ 6 AND JRNY II CR ISRT XLPE RT SZ 5-6 9MM. PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 15294150 ↗InjuryJul 16, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED AND TREATED WITH HEPARIN DUE TO DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 8796504 ↗InjuryJul 2, 2018Mechanical Problem; Device Issue; Mechanical Problem; Device Issue
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER IMPLANTING THE FEMUR AND TIBIA, SURGEON PUT IN THE POLY. ONCE IN PLACE, HE COULD NOT GET THE POLY TO ADVANCE POSTERIORLY AND LOCK IN TO PLACE. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AND SAME RESULT WITH SUBSEQUENT POLYS. THERE WAS A CONSISTENT DEFORMATION ON THE POSTERIOR MEDIAL PORTION OF THE USED POLYS. MULTIPLE CHECK WERE MADE TO ENSURE THE POSTERIOR ASPECT OF THE TIBIA TRAY WAS CLEAR OF ANY TISSUE OR POSSIBLE CEMENT. FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET THE 4 POLY TO ENGAGE AFTER TRIMMING SOME OF THE DEFORMED PLASTIC WITH A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT. THE SURGICAL TIME WAS EXTENDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR.
Patient problems: Injury; No Information
MAUDE report 7657159 ↗InjuryJun 30, 2018Loose or Intermittent Connection; Mechanical Problem; Loose or Intermittent Connection; Mechanical Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER IMPLANTING THE FEMUR AND TIBIA, SURGEON PUT IN THE POLY. ONCE IN PLACE, HE COULD NOT GET THE POLY TO ADVANCE POSTERIORLY AND LOCK IN TO PLACE. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AND SAME RESULT WITH SUBSEQUENT POLYS. THERE WAS A CONSISTENT DEFORMATION ON THE POSTERIOR MEDIAL PORTION OF THE USED POLYS. MULTIPLE CHECK WERE MADE TO ENSURE THE POSTERIOR ASPECT OF THE TIBIA TRAY WAS CLEAR OF ANY TISSUE OR POSSIBLE CEMENT. FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET THE 4 POLY TO ENGAGE AFTER TRIMMING SOME OF THE DEFORMED PLASTIC WITH A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT. THE SURGICAL TIME WAS EXTENDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR.
Patient problems: Injury; No Information
MAUDE report 7653699 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K121443, K230653. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2621-2023 · Aug 31, 2023 · Open, Classifiedsmith&nephew LEGION OXINUM POSTERIOR STABILIZED NONPOROUS FERMOAL COMPONENT, SIZE 5N, LEFT, NARROW, REF 71421265; knee joint
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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