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GENESIS II 71420622Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · GENESIS II CONVERSION MODULE WITH TAPER SZ6 RT · 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 03596010208538), received between Mar 8, 2022 and Mar 8, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Fracture1

Patient problems

  • Arthralgia1
  • Discomfort1
  • Failure of Implant1
  • Joint Laxity1
  • Loss of Range of Motion1
  • Metal Related Pathology1
  • Osteolysis1
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryMar 8, 2022Fracture; Fracture

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON AN UNSPECIFIED DATE, THE KNEE BECAME SYMPTOMATIC SINCE, AT LEAST, 2020. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, A CRACKING NOISE WAS HEARD, SO A RADIOLOGICAL IMAGE WAS TAKEN TO CHECK IF AN IMPLANT FRACTURED. A REVISION SURGERY WAS CONDUCTED ON (B)(6) 2022 TO ADDRESS THE FRACTURE OF GII CONV W/TAPER SZ 6 RT. THE TOTAL KNEE ENDOPROSTHESIS WAS EXPLANTED: BONE DEFECTS AND MASSIVE METALLOSIS WERE FOUND INTRA-OPERATIVELY; EXTRACTION OF STEM WAS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH BONE FENESTRATION. A SPACER WAS IMPLANTED SO REIMPLANTATION SURGERY IS STILL PENDING. PATIENT CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS NOT KNOWN.

    Patient problems: Arthralgia; Discomfort; Failure of Implant; Joint Laxity; Loss of Range of Motion; Metal Related Pathology; Osteolysis; Pain

    MAUDE report 13700152 ↗

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