GENESIS II 71420966Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · GENESIS II CONSTRAINED ARTICULAR INSERT SIZE 1-2 18MM · Class 2 · Implant
All models of GENESIS II (462)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010210135), received between Nov 11, 2021 and Jul 2, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Sepsis1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 2, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A TKA REVISION SURGERY, WHEN OPENING THE KNEE, ONE (1) G2 CONST INSRT SZ1-2 18MM COMPLETELY POPPED OUT. SINCE IT WAS THE SECOND POLY THAT THE PATIENT HAD HAD, IT WAS DECIDED TO PULL OUT ALL THE COMPONENTS WITHOUT ANY DELAY AND REPLACE THEM WITH COMPETITOR DEVICES FROM STRYKER (REVISION/HINGE). THE CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19653771 ↗InjuryNov 11, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA SURGERY PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020, THE LEGION REV TIBIA BASEPLATE SZ 2 RIGHT ((B)(4)) BECAME LOOSE DUE TO SEPSIS, SO ON (B)(6) 2021 A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE THE LEGION REV TIBIA BASEPLATE SZ 2 RIGHT ((B)(4)), THE GENESIS II CONSTRAINED ARTICULAR INSERT SIZE 1-2 18MM ((B)(4)), THE LEGION COBALT CHROME CONSTRAINED FEMORAL SIZE 4 RIGHT ((B)(4)) AND THE LEGION PRESSFIT STEM 14MM X 160MM ((B)(4)). CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Sepsis
MAUDE report 12796690 ↗
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 · TerminatedGenesis (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.
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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