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GENESIS II 71420962Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · GENESIS II CONSTRAINED ARTICULAR INSERT SIZE 1-2 13MM · Class 2 · Implant

All models of GENESIS II (462)

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
3
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
2
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010210111), received between Dec 1, 2017 and Jun 6, 2023 — classified as 2 injuries, 1 malfunction.

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

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K962137); 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

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1
  • Mechanical Problem1

Patient problems

  • Bone Fracture(s)1
  • Injury1
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJun 6, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER TKA SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6)2023, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ANTERIOR TIBIAL FRACTURE. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS SOLVED BY A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6)2023, IN WHICH TIBIAL COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED WHILE FIXING THE FRACTURE.. HEALTH STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

    MAUDE report 17075997 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 29, 2021Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY, A GENESIS II CONSTRAINED ARTICULAR INSERT SIZE 1-2 13MM WAS NOT ENGAGING. THE LOCKING MECHANISM WAS OBSERVED TO BE DAMAGED. SURGERY WAS RESUMED, AFTER A SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH A SMITH & NEPHEW BACK-UP DEVICE. PATIENT WAS NOT INJURED BEYOND OF THIS PROBLEM.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 13114877 ↗
  • InjuryDec 1, 2017Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED BECAUSE THE INSERT HAD DISENGAGED FROM THE METAL TIBIAL BASEPLATE .

    Patient problems: Injury

    MAUDE report 7076660 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K962137. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-0118-2021 · Sep 21, 2020 · Terminated
    Genesis (GII) - Product Usage: designed for use in patients in primary and revision surgery, where the posterior cruciate ligament and one or both of the collateral ligaments (i.e.

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