VISIONAIRE V0200106Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · NON STERILE VISIONAIRE ADAPTIVE GUIDE KIT GENESIS II · Class 2
All models of VISIONAIRE (25)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556656532), received between Jun 30, 2022 and Aug 11, 2025 — classified as 3 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size” (2 reports).
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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size2
- Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 11, 2025Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size; Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A TKA SURGERY, THE SURGEON PLACED ONE (1) NS VIS ADPT GUIDE GII KIT, AND IT APPEARED TO FIT WELL. AFTER THE DISTAL FEMORAL CUT, THE MEDIAL DISTAL RESECTION SEEMED SMALLER THAN PLANNED. CUT APPROXIMATELY 4MM INSTEAD OF 7.5MM. HE THEN PLACED THE 4-1 BLOCK, AND THE MEDIAL POSTERIOR RESECTION WAS EXCESSIVE, LOOKING TO BE IN EXCESS OF 20MM. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER SIGNIFICANT DELAY, BY ADJUSTING MANUALLY THE CUTTING BLOCK TO TRY TO GET APPROPRIATE CUTS. AFTER TRIAL AND ERROR PLACING THE 4-1 BLOCK, THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO GET IT IN POSITION SO AS NOT TO NOTCH ANTERIORLY AND GET EVEN CUTS POSTERIORLY. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE, NO OVERCUTS WERE PERFORMED. PATIENT CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS RECOVERING AS NORMAL.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22778906 ↗MalfunctionApr 3, 2023Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size; Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A TKA, ONE (1) NS VIS ADPT GUIDE GII KIT DID NOT FIT PROPERLY AND PRODUCED INSUFFICIENT DISTAL FEMORAL RESECTION. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING INTRAMEDULLARY INSTRUMENTATION AND IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS ANY DELAY. UNPLANNED EXTRA DISTAL FEMORAL BONE NEEDED TO BE RESECTED, AS WELL AS INTRODUCING INTRAMEDULLARY INSTRUMENTS UP THE FEMORAL CANAL.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16668683 ↗MalfunctionJun 30, 2022Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping; Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping
IT WAS REPORTED THAT BOTH GUIDES FROM THE NS VIS ADPT GUIDE GII KIT HAD DEBRIS PRESENT, WHICH WAS DISCOVERED FOLLOWING PROCESSING/STERILIZATION BY THE HOSPITAL. THIS WAS NOTICED UPON INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THE PROCEDURE WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE SAME BLOCKS. SURGERY WAS NOT DELAYED. PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14881431 ↗
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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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