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JOURNEY 71422346Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · JOURNEY UNI OXINIUM FIXED BEARING FEMORAL SIZE 6 LEFT MEDIAL/RIGHT LATERAL · Class 2 · Implant

All models of JOURNEY (566)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
7
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
7
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010629777), received between Aug 23, 2018 and Sep 6, 2022 — classified as 7 injuries.

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 (K073175, K081351, 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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem6
  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1
  • Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
  • Material Deformation1

Patient problems

  • Insufficient Information2
  • Pain2
  • Implant Pain1
  • Injury1
  • Joint Dislocation1
  • Joint Laxity1
  • Laceration(s)1

Recent adverse event reports

The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjurySep 6, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A LEFT UKA SURGERY PERFORMED IN (B)(6) 2016, PATIENT EXPERIENCED UNEXPLAINED PAIN. THIS EVENT WAS ADDRESSED VIA REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2017 TO EXCHANGE THE FEMORAL AND TIBIAL COMPONENTS, THE INSERT AND IMPLANT A PATELLAR COMPONENT. PATIENT HEALTH STATUS IS NOT KNOWN. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL JOINT REGISTRY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, AS PART OF A RETROSPECTIVE DATA COLLECTION OF PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY OF JOURNEY UNI PROTHESIS. AS SUCH, NO FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 15363685 ↗
  • InjurySep 6, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER A LEFT TKA PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2018 DUE TO OSTEOARTHRITIS, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED INSTABILITY. THIS WAS ADDRESSED VIA REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2020 WERE ALL COMPONENTS WHERE EXCHANGE. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE (B)(6), AS PART OF A RETROSPECTIVE DATA COLLECTION OF PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY OF JOURNEY UNI PROTHESIS. AS SUCH, NO FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 15360285 ↗
  • InjurySep 5, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER A LEFT TKA PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2018 DUE TO OSTEOARTHRITIS, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED AN UNSPECIFIED ISSUE. THIS WAS ADDRESSED VIA REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2020 WERE ALL COMPONENTS WHERE EXCHANGE TO COMPETITOR´S IMPLANTS. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL JOINT REGISTRY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, AS PART OF A RETROSPECTIVE DATA COLLECTION OF PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY OF JOURNEY UNI PROTHESIS. AS SUCH, NO FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 15358787 ↗
  • InjurySep 5, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER A LEFT TKA PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2018 DUE TO OSTEOARTHRITIS, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED AN UNSPECIFIED ADVERSE EVENT. THIS WAS ADDRESSED VIA REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2019 WHERE ALL COMPONENTS WHERE EXCHANGE FOR COMPETITOR´S IMPLANTS. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL JOINT REGISTRY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, AS PART OF A RETROSPECTIVE DATA COLLECTION OF PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY OF JOURNEY UNI PROTHESIS. AS SUCH, NO FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 15358754 ↗
  • InjuryApr 20, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A PARTIAL KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A LATERAL OSTEOCHONDRAL LESION. THIS SITUATION WAS ADDRESSED VIA REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2021. THE PATIENT IS RECOVERING.

    Patient problems: Laceration(s)

    MAUDE report 14161818 ↗
  • InjuryApr 4, 2022Material Deformation; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Material Deformation; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021, WITH A UNI JOURNEY SYSTEM, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN. X-RAYS INDICATED THAT THE JOURNEY UNI TIBINRT S5-6LM/RL8MM WAS NOT IN ITS POSITION. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS SOLVED BY A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2022, IN WHICH THE JUNI OX FB FEM SZ 6 LM RL WAS REMOVED. THE PATIENT'S HEALTH STATUS IS STABLE.

    Patient problems: Implant Pain; Joint Dislocation; Pain

    MAUDE report 13996104 ↗
  • InjuryAug 23, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED SINCE PATIENT FELL IN (B)(6) 2018.

    Patient problems: Injury

    MAUDE report 7808963 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K073175, K081351, K230653. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-2621-2023 · Aug 31, 2023 · Open, Classified
    smith&nephew LEGION OXINUM POSTERIOR STABILIZED NONPOROUS FERMOAL COMPONENT, SIZE 5N, LEFT, NARROW, REF 71421265; knee joint

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