ATTUNE 1549-08-003Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · ATTUNE KNEE SYSTEM REVISION POSTERIOR FEMORAL AUGMENT 12MM CEMENTED SIZE 8 · Class 2 · Implant
All models of ATTUNE (1475)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 7
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 6
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295383147), received between Jun 29, 2020 and Oct 27, 2025 — classified as 6 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Insert” (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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem6
- Difficult to Insert1
- Material Deformation1
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection3
- Limb Fracture2
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- No Code Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 27, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO LOOSENING OF THE TIBIAL CONSTRUCT AT THE CEMENT TO IMPLANT INTERFACE. CEMENT MANUFACTURER WAS UNKNOWN. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT ONE STAGE REVISION DONE DUE TO INFECTION. DOI: UNKNOWN DOR: (B)(6) 2025 AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 23390335 ↗InjuryOct 27, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO LOOSENING OF THE TIBIAL CONSTRUCT AT THE CEMENT TO IMPLANT INTERFACE. CEMENT MANUFACTURER WAS UNKNOWN. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT ONE STAGE REVISION DONE DUE TO INFECTION. DOI: UNKNOWN DOR: (B)(6) 2025 AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 23390128 ↗InjurySep 4, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO DISTAL FEMORAL FRACTURE. DOI: (B)(6) 2021. DOR: (B)(6) 2025. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Limb Fracture
MAUDE report 22967294 ↗InjurySep 4, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO DISTAL FEMORAL FRACTURE. DOI: (B)(6) 2021 DOR: (B)(6) 2025. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Limb Fracture
MAUDE report 22967070 ↗InjuryMay 15, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT HAD INFECTION IN KNEE AND WAS REVISED DUE TO THAT. THE SURGEON REMOVED ALL COMPONENTS AND PLACED ABX SPACER. NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6) 2024, DOR: (B)(6) 2025, AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22025694 ↗MalfunctionApr 26, 2023Difficult to Insert; Material Deformation; Difficult to Insert; Material Deformation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE 12 MM POSTERIOR AUGMENT FOR ATTUNE REVISION WOULD NOT THREAD INTO FEMUR, THREADS FELT STRIPPED ACCORDING TO SURGEON AND THE AUGMENT WOULD NOT FULLY SEAT ON SZ 8 FEMORAL COMPONENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16815850 ↗InjuryJun 29, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INSTABILITY. PATIENT HAD A RT TKA REVISION ON (B)(6) 2019, AND THEN HAD ANOTHER REVISION WITH POLY CHANGE ON (B)(6) 2019 EXCHANGING A PS RP INSERT FOR A CRS INSERT (MDR CASE NUMBER (B)(4)). THE SURGEON WANTED TO REMOVE THE SIZE 8 CRS FEMUR AND PUT IN EITHER A SIZE 9 OR 10 TO LOSE THE FLEXION GAP. THE SURGEON REMOVED THE FEMORAL COMPONENT. THE FEMORAL SLEEVE AND STEM STAYED IN THE FEMUR. THE SURGEON THEN TRIALED USING A SIZE 9 AND 10 FEMUR TO CLOSE THE FLEXION GAP. THE SURGEON FELT THAT THE SIZE 10 FEMUR WOULD BE THE BEST OPTION. IMPLANTS WERE OPEN ALONG WITH AUGMENTS. THE SURGEON CEMENTED THE FEMORAL COMPONENT IN PLACE AND FELT LIKE A SIZE 10 CRS 20MM INSERT GAVE THE BEST STABILITY IN EXTENSION AND FLEXION. NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6) 2019. DOR: (B)(6) 2020; RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 10206845 ↗
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices
- ATTUNE 1512-14-050Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER106 reports
- ATTUNE 1504-40-205Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall53 reports
- ATTUNE 1504-40-105Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall46 reports
- ATTUNE 1547-06-001Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall37 reports
- ATTUNE 1513-12-060Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER72 reports
- Triathlon 5521-B-300Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall19 reports
- Triathlon 5531-G-709-EHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall19 reports
- ATTUNE 1512-16-080Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall16 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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