ATTUNE 1549-09-001Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · ATTUNE KNEE SYSTEM REVISION POSTERIOR FEMORAL AUGMENT 4MM CEMENTED SIZE 9 · Class 2 · Implant
All models of ATTUNE (1475)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295383154), received between Dec 1, 2020 and Jan 19, 2024 — classified as 5 injuries.
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 Problem5
Patient problems
- Muscular Rigidity2
- Anemia1
- Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction1
- Itching Sensation1
- Loss of Range of Motion1
- Pain1
- Rash1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 19, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT IS POSITIVE FOR NICKEL ALLERGY AND IS SYMPTOMATIC TO INCLUDE ITCHING, RASHES, AND PAIN. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT PATIENT HARM OR DELAY AND A METAL SENSITIVE KNEE REVISION WAS PERFORMED UTILIZING COMPONENTS FROM A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. HIS INITIAL KNEE REVISION WAS PERFORMED ON THE DATE LISTED, HOWEVER A TIBIAL SIDE REVISION WAS ALSO PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023 DUE TO PAIN. A DER WAS SUBMITTED AT THAT TIME. IT WAS LATER, WHEN HIS PAIN PERSISTED THAT THE METAL ALLERGY TEST WAS PERFORMED AND HIS ALLERGY WAS CONFIRMED. DOI: (B)(6) 2022. DOR: (B)(6) 2024. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT.
Patient problems: Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction; Itching Sensation; Pain; Rash
MAUDE report 18541808 ↗InjuryAug 14, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRODUCTS WERE EXPLANTED DUE TO INFECTION TO THE RIGHT KNEE. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 17539812 ↗InjuryJun 19, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION OF ATTUNE REVISION FEMORAL COMPONENT, INCLUDING SLEEVE AND STEM FOR STIFFNESS. PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION ATTUNE APPROX 3 YEARS AGO (EXACT DATE UNKNOWN). PRESENTED WITH STIFFNESS, FIXED FLEXION AT 25-30 DEGREES. FEMORAL COMPONENTS REMOVED AND SROM ROTATING PLATFORM HINGE FEMORAL COMPONENT WITH ATTUNE CROSS OVER BEARING INSERTED. SURGEON ABLE TO GET FULL EXTENSION ON THE TABLE. TIBIAL COMPONENTS NOT REVISED. TRYING TO SOURCE COMPONENT SIZES AND LOT NUMBERS FROM CUSTOMER SERVICES. IF OTHER, DESCRIBE --> REVISION OF ATTUNE REVISION FEMORAL COMPONENT TO SROM HINGE., WAS SURGERY DELAYED DUE TO THE REPORTED EVENT?-NO, WAS PROCEDURE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED?-YES, WERE FRAGMENTS GENERATED? - NO, IF YES, WERE THEY REMOVED EASILY WITHOUT ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION? --> UNKNOWN, PATIENT STATUS/ OUTCOME / CONSEQUENCES - , PATIENT CONSEQUENCE DESCRIPTION/WAS THERE A CLINICAL OUTCOME EXPERIENCED BY THE PATIENT (INFECTION, INFLAMMATION, ETC.)?- NO, WAS OTHER MEDICAL INTERVENTION (E.G. X-RAYS, ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES, PRESCRIPTIONS, OTC, REVISION) REQUIRED: - NO, IS THE PATIENT PART OF A CLINICAL STUDY - NO, (B)(4). DEVICE PROPERTY OF -NONE, DEVICE IN POSSESSION OF -NONE, (B)(4). DEVICE PROPERTY
Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion; Muscular Rigidity
MAUDE report 17151918 ↗InjuryDec 6, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THIS PC IS LINKED TO (B)(4) WHICH REPORTED ON THE NON-DEPUY PRIMARY SURGERY. PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION KNEE SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2020 WHERE AN ATTUNE REVISION SYSTEM WAS UTILISED (DR (B)(6) , (B)(6) HOSPITAL). DEPUY CEMENT NOT UTILISED. PATIENT INITIALLY DID WELL BUT OVER TIME HAS HAD PROGRESSIVE RESTRICTION TO RANGE OF MOTION. PATIENT HAS PRESENTED WITH A STIFF KNEE. APPROXIMATELY 25 DEGREES OF EXTENSION TO 80 DEGREES FLEXION A DECISION WAS MADE TO OPEN THE KNEE, REMOVE AS MUCH SCAR TISSUE AS POSSIBLE AND EXCHANGE THE 8MM POLY INSERT TO A 6MM POLY INSERT. ALL COMPONENTS WERE WELL FIXED THE RANGE OF MOTION WAS IMPROVED TO APPROXIMATELY 5 DEGREES TO 110 DEGREES. DOI: UNKNOWN (NON-DEPUY PRODUCTS); DOR (1ST): (B)(6) 2020; DOR (2ND): (B)(6) 2021.
Patient problems: Muscular Rigidity
MAUDE report 12933453 ↗InjuryDec 1, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
CLINICAL ADVERSE EVENT RECEIVED FOR ANEMIA- POST OP IRON SUBSTITUTION. EVENT IS NOT SERIOUS AND IS CONSIDERED MILD. EVENT IS DEFINITELY NOT RELATED TO BOTH DEVICE AND IS POSSIBLY RELATED TO PROCEDURE. DATE OF IMPLANTATION: (B)(6) 2020, DATE OF EVENT (ONSET): (B)(6) 2020, (RIGHT KNEE). TREATMENT: INJECTED MEDICATION (UNSPECIFIED).
Patient problems: Anemia
MAUDE report 10924764 ↗
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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