Triathlon 5550-L-391Recalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Patella · 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 07613327050240), received between Jan 12, 2021 and Sep 27, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Dislodged or Dislocated” (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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
- Loss of Osseointegration1
Patient problems
- Pain2
- Fibrosis1
- Inadequate Osseointegration1
- Joint Laxity1
- Joint effusion1
- Scar Tissue1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 27, 2024Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
THIS PI IS FOR ONGOING ISSUES AFTER REVISION. SUBJECT'S LEFT KNEE WAS CONVERTED FROM A COMPETITOR CONSTRUCT TO A TRIATHLON KNEE ON (B)(6) 2017. PATIENT THEN HAD DRAINAGE, HEMATOMA, EFFUSION, PAIN, SWELLING, SUBLUXATION OF PATELLA, INSTABILITY, DISLOCATION OF PATELLA (LATERALLY WITH FLEXION). ON (B)(6) 2018 AN 8X9 PS INSERT WAS REVISED TO AN 8X11 TS INSERT, AND A RETINACULUM REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. PATIENT DEVELOPED EFFUSIONS AND ONGOING PATELLAR DISLOCATIONS.
Patient problems: Fibrosis; Joint Laxity; Joint effusion; Pain; Scar Tissue
MAUDE report 20319842 ↗InjuryJan 12, 2021Loss of Osseointegration; Loss of Osseointegration
AS REPORTED: "PATIENT PRESENTED WITH ANTERIOR [RIGHT] KNEE PAIN. SURGEON STATES CT INDICATES PATELLA MAY BE LOOSE & OSTEOLYSIS DUE TO PATELLA & INSERT WEAR. SURGEON REPLACED PATELLA AND INSERT."
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; Pain
MAUDE report 11156667 ↗
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, PARTIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices
- INSTRUMENT I-K3834CG3LHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, PARTIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall0 reports
- INSTRUMENT I-K3834CG2RHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, PARTIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall0 reports
- RESTORIS 170616Mako Surgical Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, PARTIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall0 reports
- INSTRUMENT I-K3834CG2LHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, PARTIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall0 reports
- INSTRUMENT I-K3834CG3RHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, PARTIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall0 reports
- SIGMA 1024-51-300Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, PARTIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER16 reports
- SIGMA 1024-54-307Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, PARTIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER12 reports
- SIGMA 1024-07-400Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, PARTIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER11 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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