ATTUNE 1516-40-720Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · Attune Knee System TIBIAL INSERT FIXED BEARING POSTERIOR STABILIZED 7 20mm AOX · Class 2 · Implant
All models of ATTUNE (1475)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10603295050292), received between Jan 4, 2018 and Jan 4, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Connection Problem” (1 report).
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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Connection Problem1
- Fitting Problem1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 4, 2018Fitting Problem; Connection Problem; Fitting Problem; Connection Problem
DER STATES FOR HEMARTHROSIS OF KNEE; SURGEON QUESTIONED WHETHER JOINT WAS INFECTED. CULTURES SENT IN BUT STILL AWAITING RESULTS AS OF 15:00 ON (B)(6) 2017. FEMORAL COMPONENT SUSPECTED TO BE LOOSE. SURGEON EXPLANTED FEMUR, POLY AND TRAY REVISING WITH ATTUNE REVISION SYSTEM. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE FEMUR WAS LOOSE AT THE BONE/CEMENT INTERFACE. COMPETITOR CEMENT WAS USED. ADDITIONALLY, SURGEON WAS UNABLE TO SEAT FINAL POLY INSERT. THE POSTERIOR ASPECT OF THE POLY SAT FLUSH WITH THE TRAY BUT FELT THAT ANTERIOR ASPECT NEVER SEATED. HE REQUESTED THE PRODUCT BE SENT BACK TO INVESTIGATE. DOI: (B)(6) 2017 DOR: (B)(6) 2017 RIGHT KNEE SURGICAL DELAY OF 6 MINUTES.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 7163639 ↗
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, ClassifiedAttune Posterior (PS) Fixed Bearing (FB) Tibial Insert SZ5 7MM, Part Number 151640507
Other Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer + additive/metal/polymer + additive devices
- iTotal® PS TPS111111102Conformis, Inc. · Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Polymer + Additive/Metal/Polymer + Additive327 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-006Depuy (Ireland) · Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer + additive/metal/polymer + additive287 reports
- 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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