GENESIS II 71420852Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · GENESIS II POSTERIOR STABILIZED INSERT SIZE 7-8 18MM · Class 2 · Implant
All models of GENESIS II (462)
Data updated Oct 18, 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 03596010209757), received between Apr 23, 2018 and Apr 23, 2018 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Mechanical Problem” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Mechanical Problem1
Patient problems
- Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 23, 2018Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED AND THE DOCTOR NOTICED THAT THE IMPLANTS BEING REMOVED WERE NOT ADHERING TO THE ADHESIVE ON THE TIBIAL BASE. CEMENT ADHESION WAS PRESENT ON THE FEMORAL COMPONENTS BUT NOT ON THE TIBIAL.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 7452715 ↗
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, ClassifiedTibial knee prosthesis
- Z-2883-2018 · Aug 1, 2017 · TerminatedGENESIS II NON-POROUS CRUCIATE RETAINING FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 6 RIGHT, REF 71420026 Knee prosthesis
- Z-0573-2016 · Nov 9, 2015 · TerminatedSmith & 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-0131-2014 · Oct 7, 2013 · TerminatedGENESIS(R) II, NON-POROUS TIBIAL BASE, SIZE 6, RIGHT, QTY: (1), REF 71420188. Product Usage: orthopaedic
- Z-0130-2014 · Oct 7, 2013 · TerminatedGENESIS(R) II, NON-POROUS TIBIAL BASE, SIZE 5, LEFT, QTY: (1), REF 71420168. Product Usage: orthopaedic
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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