NA 74033655Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · UNIVERSAL INSERT SPACER SZ 5-6 15MM · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010671851), received between Jan 27, 2021 and Jun 14, 2025 — classified as 5 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Crack” (2 reports).
3 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K111711); 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
- Crack2
- Fracture2
- Break1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions5
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 14, 2025Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A TKA SURGERY, ONE (1) UNIV ISRT SPACER SZ 5-6 15MM SNAPPED IN HALF. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THE SURGERY WAS FINISHED. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22208221 ↗MalfunctionJun 5, 2025Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A TKA SURGERY, ONE (1) UNIV ISRT SPACER SZ 5-6 15MM BROKE WHEN SURGEON MADE TRIAL. ONE PIECE BROKE INSIDE PATIENT'S WOUND. THE BROKEN PART WAS REMOVE USING CLAMP. ALL PIECES WERE REMOVED AND ACCOUNTED. THE WOUND WAS CAREFULLY WASHED TO MAKE SURE ALL DEBRIS WAS REMOVED. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, USING A S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22155555 ↗MalfunctionDec 3, 2021Crack; Crack
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THESE INSERT TRIALS AND SPACERS ARE CRACKED: GII PS HI FLEX ISRT TR S5-6 11, UNIV ISRT SPACER SZ5-6 13M, UNIV ISRT SPACER SZ 5-6 15MM, GII CR DEEP FLX ISR TR S5-6 9, AND GII CR DEEP FLX ISR TR S5-6 11. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE EVENT HAPPENED DURING SURGERY AND IF THERE WAS PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12924828 ↗MalfunctionMay 19, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SET UP FOR A TKA, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE UNIV INSERT SPACER SIZE 5-6 15MM WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT DELAY AND IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THE PROCEDURE WAS FINISHED. PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11852679 ↗MalfunctionJan 27, 2021Crack; Crack
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE UNIV ISRT SPACER SZ 5-6 15MM IS CHIPPED AND CRACKED. INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A STANDARD OFFICE EFIP INSPECTION. NO CASE REPORTED; THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11234615 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K111711. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0157-2024 · Sep 27, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedJOURNEY II BCS ARTICULAR INSERT, LEFT 10 MM SIZE 5-6, REF 74027262; knee prosthesis
- Z-0158-2024 · Sep 27, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedJOURNEY II BCS CONSTRAINED ARTICULAR INSERT Size 5-6, 10 MM Left, REF 74029262; knee prosthesis
- Z-1099-2022 · Apr 19, 2022 · TerminatedLEGION NARROW PS OXIN SZ 6N RT and JRNY II BCS FEMORAL OXIN LT SZ 5
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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