Triathlon 5566-S-012Recalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Fluted Stem · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Triathlon (608)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327026856), received between Mar 11, 2019 and Jun 18, 2020 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
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
- Break1
- Loss of Osseointegration1
Patient problems
- Injury2
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 18, 2020Loss of Osseointegration; Loss of Osseointegration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S RIGHT KNEE WAS REVISED DUE TO LOOSENING. REVISING SURGEON REPORTED THAT CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTOR TO LOOSENING WAS DUE TO THE PRIOR SURGEON NOT USING ENOUGH CEMENT. THE PATIENT'S ENTIRE KNEE CONSTRUCT WAS REVISED. REP PROVIDED EXPLANT PICTURES AND REPORTED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED BY THE HOSPITAL OR SURGEON.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 10166539 ↗InjuryMar 11, 2019Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S RIGHT KNEE WAS REVISED AFTER PATIENT COMPLAINT OF PAIN. INTRA-OPERATIVELY, THE TIBIAL BASEPLATE WAS NOTED TO BE LOOSE, AND THE FEMORAL COMPONENT BROKEN AT THE COMPONENT/STEM INTERFACE. THE BASEPLATE, FEMORAL COMPONENT, STEM, AND INSERT WERE REVISED. THERE ARE NO ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE LINER, AND THE PATIENT'S PATELLAR IMPLANT WAS NOT REVISED. PATIENT WAS REVISED TO A UNIVERSAL BASEPLATE, TS FEMORAL COMPONENT, 2 STEMS, 2 OFFSET ADAPTERS, 8 AUGMENTS, AND TS INSERT. REP WILL BE PROVIDING A PATIENT PACKET AND REPORTED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Injury; Pain
MAUDE report 8407637 ↗
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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