ATTUNE AOX AFFIXIUM 1518-21-038Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · ATTUNE AOX AFFIXIUM KNEE SYSTEM PATELLA MEDIALIZED DOME 38mm · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295523628), received between Jan 5, 2026 and Mar 11, 2026 — classified as 4 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 Problem4
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection3
- Fall1
- Unspecified Tissue Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 11, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED; IMPLANTS REMOVED BECAUSE OF INFECTION. DOI: (B)(6) 2025, DOR: (B)(6) 2026, AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 24570320 ↗InjuryFeb 27, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT EXPERIENCED A FALL POST TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY (TKA), RESULTING IN A TORN SURGICAL REPAIR AND DAMAGE TO THE QUADRICEPS MECHANISM. THE SURGEON DETERMINED THAT SHORTENING THE FEMORAL CONSTRUCT WOULD REDUCE TENSION ON THE REPAIR, LEADING TO REMOVAL OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENTS AND EXCHANGE OF THE PATELLAR COMPONENT TO A CEMENTED VERSION. ALL COMPONENTS WERE FUNCTIONING WELL PRIOR TO THE FALL, AND THERE WAS NO DELAY OR ADDITIONAL PATIENT HARM NOTED. DOI: (B)(6) 2026, DOR: (B)(6) 2026, AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Fall; Unspecified Tissue Injury
MAUDE report 24474321 ↗InjuryJan 6, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE STAGE 1 KNEE REVISION WAS PERFORMED DUE TO INFECTION. DOI: (B)(6) 2025. DOR: (B)(6) 2025. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 23983200 ↗InjuryJan 5, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT HAD AN INFECTED KNEE, ALL COMPONENTS REMOVED. AFFECTED SIDE- LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 23959738 ↗
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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