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ATTUNE 1516-40-307Recalls & reported problems

Depuy (Ireland) · Attune Knee System TIBIAL INSERT FIXED BEARING POSTERIOR STABILIZED 3 7mm AOX · Class 2 · Implant

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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
7
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
5
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295049661), received between Nov 6, 2017 and Aug 27, 2024 — classified as 5 injuries, 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Disassembly” (2 reports).

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K111433, K233980); 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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 1 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 1 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4
  • Disassembly2
  • Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
  • Fracture1

Patient problems

  • Unspecified Infection3
  • Joint Laxity1
  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
  • No Information1
  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
  • Not Applicable1

Recent adverse event reports

The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryAug 27, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTION. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2024. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 20076142 ↗
  • InjuryJan 29, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THE TKP WAS TOO LAX, SO WE CHANGED THE INSERT TO A THICKER ONE. DOI: (B)(6) 2019. DOE: (B)(6) 2024.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 18595769 ↗
  • InjuryJun 28, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTION. DOI: UNKNOWN . DOR: (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 17215422 ↗
  • InjuryAug 24, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    REVISION COMPLETED DUE TO INFECTION. THE SURGEON DECIDED IT BEST TO REMOVE ALL IMPLANTS AND PLACE A SURESPACE SPACER WITH ANTIBIOTIC CEMENT. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED. CEMENT MANUFACTURER WAS UNKNOWN. DOI: (B)(6) 2022; DOR: (B)(6) 2022; AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 15289701 ↗
  • InjuryMay 1, 2018Disassembly; Fracture; Disassembly; Fracture

    THE PRIMARY SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2017. ON (B)(6) 2017, THE SURGEON FOUND THAT THE INSERT WAS DISSOCIATED UNDER X-RAY WHEN THE PATIENT VISITED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2018 BY REPLACING THE INSERT. AFTER THE REVISION SURGERY, THE SURGEON FOUND THAT THE TAB IN FRONT OF THE INSERT WAS BROKEN. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE HOSPITAL.

    Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient; Not Applicable

    MAUDE report 7475427 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 16, 2018Disassembly; Disassembly

    THE REPORTED IMPLANTS WERE IMPLANTED TO THE PATIENT¿S KNEE JOINT ON (B)(6) 2017. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON RECOGNIZED THAT THE INSERT WAS APPEARED TO BE DISSOCIATED UNDER X-RAY ON (B)(6) 2017. THE SURGEON SUSPECTED THAT THE INSERT WAS NOT LOCKED PROPERLY DURING THE OPERATION. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE HOSPITAL. DOI: (B)(6) 2017; DOR: UNKNOWN; UNKNOWN KNEE.

    Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

    MAUDE report 7194283 ↗
  • MalfunctionNov 6, 2017Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

    DER STATES THAT THE 3/7 POLY WOULD NOT SEAT ON TRAY PROPERLY. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS FOR APPROX. 10 MINUTES. IT WAS STATED THAT THEY OPENED NEW 3/7 POLY AND IT FIT AS DIRECTED.

    Patient problems: No Information

    MAUDE report 7005402 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K111433, K233980. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-1267-2023 · Feb 15, 2023 · Open, Classified
    Attune Posterior (PS) Fixed Bearing (FB) Tibial Insert SZ5 7MM, Part Number 151640507

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