ATTUNE 2511-01-103Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · ATTUNE KNEE SYSTEM REVISION FEMORAL BROACH 35MM · Class 1
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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295437956), received between Dec 11, 2018 and Dec 9, 2024 — classified as 5 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (4 reports).
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device-Device Incompatibility4
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
- Material Integrity Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient2
- No Code Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 9, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE FEMORAL BROACH IS DAMAGED. THE INTERNAL THREAD IS WORN. IT DOESN'T LOCK IN ROTATION. THERE WAS A 10 MINUTE SURGICAL DELAY. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20880625 ↗MalfunctionJan 3, 2023Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Integrity Problem; Device-Device Incompatibility; Material Integrity Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT BROACH ADAPTOR BOLT NOT ENGAGING IN FEMORAL BROACH DURING ATTUNE REVISION CASE. UPON INSPECTION THE INTERNAL THREAD OF THE 35MM FEMORAL BROACH IS DAMAGED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16091083 ↗MalfunctionAug 12, 2019Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE FEMORAL BROACH TRIAL BOLT WAS STRIPPED AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM FEMORAL BROACH. NO SURGICAL DELAY.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8885222 ↗MalfunctionMar 7, 2019Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A TOTAL KNEE REVISION, THE SURGEON WAS BROACHING UP TO THE DESIRED FEMORAL BROACH SIZE WHEN HE WAS NOT ABLE TO EXTRACT THE 35MM BROACH. WHEN THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE BROACH DURING A HIT WITH THE MALLET THE BROACH HANDLE WOULD DISCONNECT FROM THE BROACH. AT THAT POINT, THE SURGEON USED THE SECOND BROACH HANDLE IN THE SET WHEN HE GOT THE SAME RESULT AS BEFORE. HITTING THE BROACH WITH THE MALLET DURING EXTRACTION OF THE 35MM BROACH WOULD CAUSED IT THE BROACH HANDLE TO DISENGAGED LEAVING THE BROACH IN THE PATIENT. UNABLE TO REMOVE THE BROACH WITH THE BROACH HANDLES THE 1-3 BROACH ADAPTER WAS THREADED ONTO THE BROACH THEN USED AS A HITTING SURFACE FOR THE MALLET TO GET THE BROACH OUT. AS A RESULT THE 3-1 BROACH ADAPTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS BENT FROM REMOVING THE 35MM BROACH. NO PIECES OF THE INSTRUMENTS BROKE OFF DURING THE PROCEDURE, THEREFORE, NO PIECES HAD TO BE RETRIEVED. ALL PARTS ARE BEING SENT BACK TO DEPUY.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 8400018 ↗MalfunctionDec 11, 2018Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING CADAVER TRAINING LAB THE JUMP FROM THE TIBIAL CONICAL REAMER TO THE 29MM TIBIAL BROACH WAS TOO LARGE AND THE GAPS BETWEEN THE TEETH ON THE TIBIAL BROACHES ARE TOO SMALL IN COMPARISON TO THE PREDICATE BROACHES.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8151595 ↗
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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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