JOURNEY 74021268Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · JOURNEY II CR FEMORAL COCR NONPOROUS LEFT SIZE 8 · Class 2 · Implant
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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556615294), received between Mar 16, 2021 and Sep 8, 2022 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth” (1 report).
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 Problem1
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
Patient problems
- Joint Laxity1
- Unspecified Infection1
- Wound Dehiscence1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 8, 2022Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA SURGERY PERFORMED ON THE (B)(6) 2018, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED LOOSENING ON THE OPERATED KNEE. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON THE (B)(6) 2022 TO THREAD THIS ADVERSE EVENT. THE PATIENT OUTCOME IS RESOLVED.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 15380520 ↗InjuryMar 16, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA, AN IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED DUE TO AN OPENED WOUND ON LEFT KNEE (1.5 X 1.5 CM WOUND , NEAR VARICOSE VEIN). THE WOUND WAS OVER THE LOCATION OF A LARGE VARICOSE VEIN PATIENT HAD THAT WAS COAGULATED DURING SURGERY, IT WAS VERY SUPERFICIAL AND PROBABLY PLACED THE AREA IN A RISK OF WOUND HEALING. IT SEEMED LIKE THE PATIENT HAD FAT NECROSIS OF THE AREA AND SLIGHT CELLULITIS. THE TREATMENT CONSISTED OF SHARPING AND EXCISIONAL DEBRIDEMENT OF LEFT KNEE DOWN TO PRE-PATELLAR FASCIA, FOLLOWED BY THE ASPIRATION OF LEFT KNEE, A PULSAVAC LAVAGE OF THE WOUND, LOCAL TISSUE RE-ARRANGEMENT FOR TOTAL WOUND AND FLAP AREA OF 8 X 5 CM AND THE APPLICATION OF A NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY. FOUR DEVICES WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT: JRNY II CR FEM COCR NP LT SZ 8, JOURNEY TIBIA BASE NP LT SZ 7, JRNY II ISRT XLPE DD LT SZ 7-8 9MM AND GII OVAL RESURFACING PAT 35MM. HOWEVER, IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THEY FAILED. NO OTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. NO DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED DURING IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT. OR FLUID CULTURE RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE GROWTH, SUPERFICIAL TISSUE SKIN CULTURES AS EXPECTED WITH SKIN FLORA; THEREFORE, NO INFECTION WAS CONFIRMED
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection; Wound Dehiscence
MAUDE report 11496053 ↗
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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