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GENESIS II 71420110Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · GENESIS II NONPOROUS POSTERIOR STABILIZED FEMORAL SIZE 8 LEFT · Class 2 · Implant

All models of GENESIS II (462)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 03596010205995), received between Nov 3, 2018 and Nov 3, 2018 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (1 report).

6 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K951987); 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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1

Patient problems

  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryNov 3, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT HAD AN INJECTION IN PES ARSENINE BURSA TO RELIEF PERSISTENT PAIN. ALSO CLICKING AND POPPING FELT BY DOCTOR THAT MAY BE RELATED TO CAPSULAR FIBROSIS.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 8036208 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K951987. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-1418-2022 · Jun 27, 2022 · Terminated
    (1) Genesis II Non-Porous Tibial Baseplate Size 5 Right, Product #71420186. (2) Genesis II Non-Porous Tibial Baseplate Size 4 Left, Product #71420166.
  • Z-2774-2020 · Jul 16, 2020 · Open, Classified
    Tibial knee prosthesis
  • Z-2883-2018 · Aug 1, 2017 · Terminated
    GENESIS II NON-POROUS CRUCIATE RETAINING FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 6 RIGHT, REF 71420026 Knee prosthesis
  • Z-0573-2016 · Nov 9, 2015 · Terminated
    Smith & Nephew GENESIS(R) II/LEGION(TM) PATELLAR COMPONENT, RESURFACING ROUND, 32MM STANDARD, FOR CEMENTED USE ONLY WITH JOURNEY PEG, STERILE EO, Rx only, REF Number: 71934490 kn
  • Z-0130-2014 · Oct 7, 2013 · Terminated
    GENESIS(R) II, NON-POROUS TIBIAL BASE, SIZE 5, LEFT, QTY: (1), REF 71420168. Product Usage: orthopaedic
  • Z-0131-2014 · Oct 7, 2013 · Terminated
    GENESIS(R) II, NON-POROUS TIBIAL BASE, SIZE 6, RIGHT, QTY: (1), REF 71420188. Product Usage: orthopaedic

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