ATTUNE 1516-40-908Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · Attune Knee System TIBIAL INSERT FIXED BEARING POSTERIOR STABILIZED 9 8mm AOX · Class 2 · Implant
All models of ATTUNE (1475)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 9
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 9
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 9 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295050513), received between Feb 14, 2020 and Jul 17, 2026 — classified as 9 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Naturally Worn” (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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem7
- Naturally Worn2
- Fracture1
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection3
- Joint Laxity2
- No Code Available2
- Discomfort1
- Fall1
- Insufficient Information1
- Osteolysis1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 9 most recent of 9 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 17, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION FOR DISCOMFORT; POLY WAS SWAPPED; 9X8MM FB PS ATTUNE POLY. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2026. AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Discomfort
MAUDE report 25855412 ↗InjuryJan 23, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING LAXITY. DOCTOR INCREASED POLY FROM 8MM TO 14MM IN SURGERY. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2025. AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 21217896 ↗InjuryOct 31, 2024Fracture; Naturally Worn; Fracture; Naturally Worn
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO CRACKED AND WORN POLY. SURGICAL DELAY WAS UNKNOWN. DOI: (B)(6) 2019. DOR: (B)(6) 2024. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 20578499 ↗InjuryNov 3, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENTS WAS REVISED FOR INSTABILITY DUE TO A FALL. DOI: (B)(6), 2023. DOR: (B)(6), 2023. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Fall; Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 18063882 ↗InjuryAug 14, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT PRESENTS TO ER WITH A WARM SWOLLEN KNEE ROUGHLY 3 MONTHS AFTER LTKA. PATIENT WAS DOING WELL WITH NO ISSUES PRIOR. PATIENT BROUGHT TO OR AND A THOROUGH IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT (I&D) WAS PERFORMED TO INCLUDE PLACEMENT OF RESORBABLE ANTIBIOTIC BEADS AND INSERT. NO PATIENT HARM OCCURRED. DOI: (B)(6), 2023. DOR: (B)(6), 2023. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Swelling/ Edema; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 17540114 ↗InjuryMar 1, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO I&D POLY EXCHANGE DUE TO INFECTION. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6) 2023. DOR: (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 16458906 ↗InjuryDec 18, 2020Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS LARGE VOIDS IN BOTH THE FEMUR AND TIBIA. THE SURGEON IS SUSPICIOUS OF OSTEOLYSIS. POLY LOOKS LIKE OXIDATION HAS TAKEN EFFECT, PIMPLES AND DIVOTS EVERYWHERE IN POLY. SURGEON IS REQUESTING RESPONSE AND REVIEW. DOI: (B)(6) 2017, DOR: (B)(6) 2020, LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Osteolysis
MAUDE report 11038657 ↗InjuryMar 3, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS PAIN. DOI: (B)(6) 2018. DOR: (B)(6) 2020, RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 9781857 ↗InjuryFeb 14, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INFECTION. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2020. RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 9711721 ↗
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/METAL/POLYMER devices
- ATTUNE 1506-00-005Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER589 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-004Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER580 reports
- JOURNEY 74012812Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER502 reports
- JOURNEY 74011856Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER438 reports
- PERSONA™ 42-5099-094-00Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER406 reports
- JOURNEY 74011857Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER388 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-007Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER288 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-003Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER271 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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