Triathlon 5510-F-201Recalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Cruciate Retaining Femoral · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Triathlon (608)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327040234), received between Dec 11, 2017 and Apr 24, 2025 — classified as 4 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Use of Device Problem” (2 reports).
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
- Use of Device Problem2
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Off-Label Use1
Patient problems
- Injury2
- Insufficient Information2
- Bone Fracture(s)1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 24, 2025Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A CEMENTED FEMORAL COMPONENT WAS IMPLANTED IN A KNEE THAT WAS PREPPED FOR PRESS-FIT. DISCOVERY WAS MADE 1 WEEK POST-OP WHEN REVIEWING INVENTORY. THE FEMORAL COMPONENT WAS REVISED TO A PRESS-FIT FEMORAL COMPONENT.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21898647 ↗InjuryMay 3, 2023Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
IN MAKO TKA SURGERY, A FEMORAL CEMENTING IMPLANT WAS USED WITHOUT CEMENT TO A PATIENT WHO WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE A FEMORAL CEMENTLESS IMPLANT. AFTER THE PATIENT LEFT THE OPERATING ROOM, THE EVENT WAS DISCOVERED, AND THE SURGEON DECIDED TO RETURN THE PATIENT TO THE OPERATING ROOM FOR A REVISION SURGERY TO REPLACE IT WITH A CEMENTLESS IMPLANT.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 16858431 ↗InjuryFeb 26, 2020Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE. PATIENT CONVERTED TO GMRS. OPERATIVE SIDE IS LEFT. UPDATE: PER RECEIVED RESPONSE, THE PATIENT'S FEMUR WAS FRACTURED.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Injury
MAUDE report 9757876 ↗InjuryDec 11, 2017Off-Label Use; Off-Label Use
AS REPORTED BY REP, WHO WAS NOT PRESENT FOR THE EVENT: ¿IN PERFORMING A LEFT TKR, SURGEON REQUESTED A PRESS-FIT FEMUR. THE ASSOCIATE REP WHO WAS PRESENT TOOK A CEMENTED FEMUR, CONFIRMED IT WITH THE O.R. STAFF TWICE, AND SHOWED IT TO THE SURGEON. SURGEON IMPLANTED THE CEMENTED FEMUR WITHOUT CEMENT. UPON SUBMITTING THE BILLING SHEET TO THE REP, REP DISCOVERED A PRESS-FIT BASEPLATE USED WITH A CEMENTED FEMUR AND CONTACTED THE ASSOCIATE REP TO TRY TO GET THE CORRECT IMPLANT IMPLANTED. PATIENT HAD BEEN BROUGHT OUT OF THE O.R. AND WAS AWAKE. THE SURGEON EXPLAINED TO THE PATIENT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. PATIENT WAS BROUGHT BACK INTO THE O.R. AND THE CEMENTED FEMUR WAS REVISED TO A PRESS-FIT FEMUR.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 7105853 ↗
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices
- ATTUNE 1512-14-050Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER106 reports
- ATTUNE 1504-40-205Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall53 reports
- ATTUNE 1504-40-105Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall46 reports
- ATTUNE 1547-06-001Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall37 reports
- ATTUNE 1513-12-060Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER72 reports
- Triathlon 5521-B-300Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall19 reports
- Triathlon 5531-G-709-EHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall19 reports
- ATTUNE 1512-16-080Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall16 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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