ATTUNE 1516-40-818Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · Attune Knee System TIBIAL INSERT FIXED BEARING POSTERIOR STABILIZED 8 18mm AOX · Class 2 · Implant
All models of ATTUNE (1475)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295050421), received between Dec 3, 2019 and Mar 22, 2023 — classified as 3 injuries.
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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3
Patient problems
- Pain2
- Edema1
- Insufficient Information1
- Joint Laxity1
- No Code Available1
- Osteolysis1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 22, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WENT IN FOR I&D POLY EXCHANGE. SURGEON NOTED POTENTIAL TOGGLE AND CONCERN OF POSSIBLE LOOSENING AT IMPLANT JUNCTION OF FEMORAL STEM. THE FEMUR WAS CEMENTED AGAIN AND NO TOGGLE WAS FOUND IN FEMUR. THE POLY WAS CHANGED AND UPSIZED FROM 18MM TO 20MM. DOI: (B)(6) 2019. DOR: (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN KNEE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 16590604 ↗InjuryAug 11, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INSTABILITY AND PAIN. DOI: (B)(6) 2017, DOR: (B)(6) 2021, RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity; Pain
MAUDE report 12308047 ↗InjuryDec 3, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS TIBIAL LOOSENING. LOOSENING OCCURRED AT THE CEMENT/IMPLANT INTERFACE. CEMENT MANUFACTURED BY DEPUY. DOI: UNKNOWN; DOR: (B)(6) 2016 (UNKNOWN KNEE).
Patient problems: Edema; No Code Available; Osteolysis; Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 9402702 ↗
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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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