ATTUNE 1516-20-907Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · Attune Knee System TIBIAL INSERT FIXED BEARING CRUCIATE RETAINING 9 7mm AOX · Class 2 · Implant
All models of ATTUNE (1475)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295046141), received between Nov 18, 2019 and May 8, 2025 — classified as 4 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Insert” (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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3
- Difficult to Insert1
- Naturally Worn1
Patient problems
- Adhesion(s)1
- Insufficient Information1
- Joint Laxity1
- Limited Mobility Of The Implanted Joint1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- No Code Available1
- Wound Dehiscence1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 8, 2025Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn
(B)(6) FIRST REPORT OF RETRIEVALS FOR STATEMENT OF WORK 10 FOR Q1 OF 2025. (B)(6) IS THE RESEARCH LOCATION, AND NOT THE FACILITY OF PLACEMENT. A DEPUY SYNTHES IMPLANT WAS REVISED AND REVIEWED FOR ANALYSIS. REASON FOR REVISION: REVISION DUE TO LOOSE TIBIAL COMPONENT AND POLYETHYLENE WEAR. AT REMOVAL THERE WAS NO CEMENT REMAINING ON THE TIBIAL COMPONENT. UNKNOWN CEMENT MFG. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE PATELLA WAS RESURFACED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21986429 ↗InjurySep 28, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT HAD SOME INSTABILITY ISSUES AND THE SURGEON ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO COMPLETE A FULL REVISION, BUT ASKED LAST MINUTE TO HAVE MEDIAL STABILIZED IMPLANTS AVAILABLE FOR A POLY EXCHANGE. DOI: (B)(6) 2016. DOR: (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 17833548 ↗InjuryJul 13, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
TKR 4/6. REASON FOR REVISION WAS DUE TO WOUND BREAKDOWN. WOUND WASHOUT AND PROPHYLACTIC POLY CHANGE. INFECTION WAS NOT CONFIRMED. AS THIS WAS A REVISION PROCEDURE THERE WAS NO EXTENSION TO THE SURGICAL TIME.
Patient problems: Wound Dehiscence
MAUDE report 12158325 ↗MalfunctionJun 14, 2021Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert
POLY INSERT WOULD NOT SEAT. TRIED REMOVING AND RESEATING MULTIPLE TIMES. DOWNSIZED POLY AND INSERTED. SURGEON HAPPY WITH SEATING. SURGEON NEW TO SYSTEM. SURGERY DELAYED 20 MINUTES. PROCEDURE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11995443 ↗InjuryNov 18, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT KNEE REVISION WITH TIBIAL INSERT EXCHANGE DUE TO STIFFNESS, ADHESIONS, AND DECREASED RANGE OF MOTION. DOI: (B)(6) 2017. DOR: (B)(6) 2017, RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Adhesion(s); Limited Mobility Of The Implanted Joint; No Code Available
MAUDE report 9337555 ↗
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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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