Triathlon 5531-G-110-ERecalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · Tibial Bearing Insert - CS · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Triathlon (608)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327390773), received between Aug 1, 2023 and Jun 29, 2026 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (1 report).
3 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K173849); 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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
- Unintended Movement1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Subluxation1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 29, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
TIBIAL INSERT PIN LOOSELY ATTACHED DUE TO WHICH UNABLE TO LOCK INSERT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25658638 ↗InjuryAug 1, 2023Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement
THE FOLLOWING WAS REPORTED: "REVISED A LEFT KNEE TRIATHLON CS INSERT FROM A 1X10 TO A 1X12 CS. PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCE PATELLA SUBLUXATION, SO HE DID SOME SOFT TISSUE RELEASES AND DECIDED TO UPSIZE THE POLY."
Patient problems: Subluxation
MAUDE report 17438222 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K173849. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1260-2024 · Feb 6, 2024 · Open, ClassifiedX3 TRIATHLON CS INSERT NO 6 10 MM
- Z-1259-2024 · Feb 6, 2024 · Open, ClassifiedX3 TRIATHLON CS INSERT NO 3 10 MM
- Z-1653-2023 · Apr 13, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedTRIATHLON X3 TIBIAL BEARING INSERT CS #3 12MM-Intended for knee replacement Catalog Number: 5531-G-312-E
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 5531-G-709-EHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall19 reports
- Triathlon 5521-B-300Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall19 reports
- Triathlon 5531-G-610-EHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · 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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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