JOURNEY 74025622Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · JOURNEY II CR INSERT XLPE LEFT SIZE 1-2 10MM · Class 2 · Implant
All models of JOURNEY (566)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556422663), received between Aug 20, 2018 and Mar 3, 2026 — classified as 4 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Biocompatibility” (1 report).
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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Biocompatibility1
- Deformation Due to Compressive Stress1
- Degraded1
- Flaked1
- Material Deformation1
- Unintended Movement1
Patient problems
- Injury2
- Deformity/ Disfigurement1
- Medical device site infection1
- Metal Related Pathology1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 3, 2026Flaked; Material Deformation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON TWO YEARS AGO ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE PATIENT WAS WALKING AROUND IN VALGUS WHICH LIKELY ACCELERATED THE WEAR ON THE POLY. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS TREATED BY A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2026, IN WHICH THE JRNY II CR ISRT XLPE LT SZ 1-2 10MM WAS EXCHANGED. PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Deformity/ Disfigurement
MAUDE report 24502983 ↗InjuryMar 5, 2024Degraded; Biocompatibility; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Degraded; Biocompatibility; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER PRIMARY SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2022, THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS 3 MONTHS POSTOPERATIVELY. ON (B)(6) 2024, THERE WAS SIGN OF INFECTION, AND X-RAYS SHOWED ABNORMAL SOFT TISSUE GROWTH AND METALLOSIS. ALL IMPLANTS WERE REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2024. THE JRNY II CR ISRT XLPE LT SZ 1-2 10MM WAS WORN AND DEFORMED. THE JRNY II CR FEM OX NP LT SZ 3 AND JOURNEY TIBIA BASE NP LT SZ 2 WERE ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY WORN DUE TO HIT EACH OTHER. HEATH STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Medical device site infection; Metal Related Pathology
MAUDE report 18842337 ↗InjuryAug 28, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2015 DUE TO INSTABILITY OF THE IMPLANT IN PATIENT'S LEFT KNEE. THE FEMORAL COMPONENT AND THE INSERT WERE EXPLANTED. THE OUTCOME OF THE EVENT IS RESOLVED. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 10468826 ↗InjuryAug 20, 2018Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SUBJECT ACQUIRED INSTABILITY OF LEFT TKA. SUBJECT WAS PLACED IN BRACE IN (B)(6) 2018; DETERMINATION MADE IN (B)(6) 2018 TO REVISE INSERT.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 7799483 ↗
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.
How reports and recalls are matched · Editorial policy · Report an error on this page