JOURNEY 74033615Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · UNIVERSAL INSERT SPACER SZ 1-2 15MM · Class 2
All models of JOURNEY (566)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 6
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010671899), received between Jul 23, 2020 and May 12, 2022 — classified as 1 injury, 5 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (4 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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break4
- Crack2
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions5
- No Patient Involvement1
Recent adverse event reports
The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMay 12, 2022Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING TKA, THE UNIV ISRT SPACER BROKE. PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, WITH A BACK-UP DEVICE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14385613 ↗MalfunctionSep 17, 2021Crack; Crack
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, THE LISTED DEVICES WERE CRACKED OR BROKEN. AS THIS WAS NOTICED UPON FIELD INSPECTION, THERE WAS NOT PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12487945 ↗InjuryApr 5, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, THE DURING A TKR THE UNIV ISRT SPACER SZ1-2 15M BROKE IN HALF. INSTRUMENTS INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT DELAY USING A SMITH-NEPHEW BACK-UP DEVICE. NO PATIENT INJURY OR OTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11612123 ↗MalfunctionDec 21, 2020Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS FOUND BROKEN. THIS WAS FOUND DURING SET UP / INSPECTION. NO SURGERY OR PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11047048 ↗MalfunctionDec 21, 2020Crack; Crack
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS FOUND CRACKED. THIS WAS FOUND DURING SET UP / INSPECTION. NO SURGERY OR PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11047026 ↗MalfunctionJul 23, 2020Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE UNIV ISRT SPACER SZ1-2 15M WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. NO CASE INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 10318282 ↗
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-0158-2024 · Sep 27, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedJOURNEY II BCS CONSTRAINED ARTICULAR INSERT Size 5-6, 10 MM Left, REF 74029262; knee prosthesis
- Z-0157-2024 · Sep 27, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedJOURNEY II BCS ARTICULAR INSERT, LEFT 10 MM SIZE 5-6, REF 74027262; 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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