JOURNEY 74033614Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · UNIVERSAL INSERT SPACER SIZE 1-2 13MM · Class 2
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
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010671974), received between Dec 21, 2020 and Oct 10, 2024 — classified as 4 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (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
- Fracture2
- Break1
- Crack1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions4
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionOct 10, 2024Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A TKA SURGERY, THE SURGEON HIT THE POLY IN WITH A BONE TAMP AND ONE (1) UNIV ISRT SPACER SZ 1-2 13M BROKE. THE PROCEDURE RESUMED WITHOUT ANY DELAY; HOWEVER, IT REMAINS UNKNOWN HOW. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20420034 ↗MalfunctionApr 11, 2023Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A TKA SURGERY, THE UNIV ISRT SPACER SZ 1-2 13M FRACTURED AFTER REMOVING FROM THE TIBIA. NO PIECES FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, USING AN S+N BACKUP DEVICE. THE PATIENT WAS NOT INJURED AS CONSEQUENCE OF THIS PROBLEM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16714554 ↗MalfunctionApr 18, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING INSPECTION IN WAREHOUSE THE DEVICES WERE FOUND DEFECTIVES. THE TIBIAL SPACER BLOCK STANDAR WAS NOTICED WITH AN UNSPECIFIC FAILURE MODE (CASE: (B)(4)). THE JOURNEY FEMORAL IMPLANT IMPACTOR BUMPER RIGHT (CASE: (B)(4)) WAS NOTICED BROKEN. THE JOURNEY II BCS ARTICULAR INSERT TRIAL SIZE 1-2 12 MM LEFT (CASE: (B)(4)), UNIVERSAL INSERT SPACER SIZE 1-2 18 MM (CASE: (B)(4)), JOURNEY UNI TIBIA TRIAL INSERT SIZE 3-4/ 8 MM (CASE: (B)(4)), UNIVERSAL INSERT SPACER SIZE 1-2 13 MM (CASE-2021-00047028-6) AND JOURNEY UNI TIBIA TRIAL INSERT SIZE 3-4/ 9 MM (CASE: (B)(4)) WERE NOTICED CRACK.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11683538 ↗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 11047114 ↗
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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