ATTUNE 1516-21-007Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · Attune Knee System TIBIAL INSERT FIXED BEARING CRUCIATE RETAINING 10 7mm AOX · Class 2 · Implant
All models of ATTUNE (1475)
Data updated Oct 18, 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 10603295046264), received between Jun 21, 2018 and Mar 28, 2019 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loss of or Failure to Bond” (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
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
- Loss of or Failure to Bond1
- Naturally Worn1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
- Not Applicable1
- Pain1
- Swelling1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 28, 2019Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
ATTUNE OUTSIZER KIT WAS FOUND TO HAVE EXPIRED IMPLANTS IN THE SET.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8460123 ↗InjuryJun 21, 2018Loss of or Failure to Bond; Naturally Worn; Loss of or Failure to Bond; Naturally Worn
RECEIVED MEDICAL RECORDS ON 05/30/2018. RECORDS REVIEWED FOR MDR REPORTABILITY. LEFT ATTUNE KNEE REVISED TO ADDRESS PAIN, PERSISTENT SWELLING, AND GROSS FLEXION INSTABILITY. SURGICAL DIAGNOSIS WAS FAILED LEFT TOTAL KNEE, SECONDARY TO INSTABILITY, MALROTATION, AND TIBIAL BASE PLATE LOOSENING. REVISING SURGEON OBSERVED SYNOVITIS, MALROTATION OF THE TIBIAL TRAY, GROSS LOOSENING/DEBONDING OF THE TIBIAL TRAY AT THE CEMENT TO IMPLANT INTERFACE, AND LOOSENING OF THE FEMUR COMPONENT AT THE CEMENT TO BONE INTERFACE (FEMUR AND CEMENT CAME LOOSE TOGETHER WITH SIMPLE TAPS OF THE MALLET). THE PATELLA, AND THE TIBIA CEMENT MANTLE, WERE NOTED TO BE WELL-FIXED. TIBIAL INSERT WAS DESCRIBED AS PITTED, BUT NOT DELAMINATED. PATELLA WAS NOT REVISED; OTHERWISE, ALL OTHER DEPUY PRODUCTS REPLACED WITH COMPETITOR PRODUCTS. DOI: (B)(6) 2015; DOR: (B)(6) 2017; (LEFT KNEE).
Patient problems: Not Applicable; Pain; Swelling
MAUDE report 7625010 ↗
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- ATTUNE 1506-00-008Depuy (Ireland) · Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer + additive/metal/polymer + additive233 reports
- iTotal® Cruciate Retaining (CR) Knee Replacement System TCR121111102Conformis, Inc. · Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Polymer + Additive/Metal/Polymer + Additive150 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-70-007Depuy (Ireland) · Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer + additive/metal/polymer + additive1 recall2 deaths74 reports
- ATTUNE 1516-40-506Depuy (Ireland) · Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer + additive/metal/polymer + additive121 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-70-006Depuy (Ireland) · Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer + additive/metal/polymer + additive1 recall70 reports
- ATTUNE 1516-40-605Depuy (Ireland) · Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer + additive/metal/polymer + additive120 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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