JOURNEY 74023265Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · JOURNEY ARTICULAR INSERT BCS STANDARD 5-6 LEFT 15MM · Class 2 · Implant
All models of JOURNEY (566)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010555243), received between Apr 9, 2021 and Jun 2, 2025 — classified as 4 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (4 reports).
4 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K042515, K230653); 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
- Fracture4
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant4
- Joint Laxity2
- Fall1
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 2, 2025Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER TKA SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON 2014}, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED INSTABILITY AND A BREAKAGE OF THE POST OF THE (1) JOURN ART INS BCS STD 5-6 LT15. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS SOLVED BY A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2025, IN WHICH THE (1) JOURN ART INS BCS STD 5-6 LT15 WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 22123582 ↗InjuryDec 12, 2022Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA SURGERY, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE POST OF A JOURNEY ARTICULAR INSERT BCS STANDARD 5-6 LEFT 15MM BROKE OFF. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2022 TO ADDRESS THIS COMPLICATION. ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT THIS PROCEDURE ARE UNKNOWN. PATIENT CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS ALSO UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 15963512 ↗InjuryAug 22, 2022Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA WAS PERFORMED ON 2009 ON THE LEFT SIDE. A BILATERAL REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2022, DUE TO THE JOURN ART INS BCS STD 5-6 LT15 BROKE. THE CURRENT HEALTH STATE OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 15266716 ↗InjuryApr 9, 2021Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO INSTABILITY AFTER THE PATIENT SUFFERED A FALL. THE JOURNEY ARTICULAR INSERT BCS STD 5-6 15MM LEFT WAS REVISED AND EXPLANTED SINCE DURING SURGERY IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INSERT POST HAD A SMALL FRACTURE. THE PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Fall; Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 11644170 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K042515, K230653. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2621-2023 · Aug 31, 2023 · Open, Classifiedsmith&nephew LEGION OXINUM POSTERIOR STABILIZED NONPOROUS FERMOAL COMPONENT, SIZE 5N, LEFT, NARROW, REF 71421265; knee joint
- Z-0001-2019 · Jun 13, 2018 · Open, ClassifiedJourney BCS Knee CoCr Femoral Components, Catalog Numbers: 74021210, 74021211, 74021212, 74021213, 74021214, 74021215, 74021216, 74021217, 74021218, 74021219, 74021220, 74021221, 7
- Z-0003-2019 · Jun 13, 2018 · Open, ClassifiedJOURNEY BCS Knee Conventional Polyethylene Inserts: 74023111, 74023112, 74023113, 74023114, 74023115, 74023116, 74023117, 74023118, 74023121, 74023122, 74023123, 74023124, 7402312
- Z-0002-2019 · Jun 13, 2018 · Open, ClassifiedJOURNEY BCS OXINIUM Knee Femoral Components, Catalog Numbers: 74021110, 74021111, 74021112, 74021113, 74021114, 74021115, 74021116, 74021117, 74021118, 74021119, 74021120, 7402112
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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