ATTUNE 1518-20-806Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · ATTUNE KNEE SYSTEM TIBIAL INSERT FIXED BEARING MEDIAL STABILIZED LEFT AOX 8, 6mm · 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
- 7
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 9 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295541899), received between Apr 25, 2024 and Aug 12, 2026 — classified as 7 injuries, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Insert” (2 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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem7
- Difficult to Insert2
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection5
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
- Joint Laxity1
- Loss of Range of Motion1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 9 most recent of 9 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 12, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
Patient was revised due to infection.DOI: (b)(6) 2024.DOR: (b)(6)2026.Affected Side: Left Knee.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 50224677 ↗InjuryApr 22, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT HAD ACTIVE INFECTION IN THE KNEE JOINT. ALL IMPLANTS WERE REMOVED AND A STAGED ANTIBIOTIC SPACER WAS PLACED. THE BONE HAD BEEN EATEN AWAY BY BACTERIA UNDERNEATH THE IMPLANT. DOI-(B)(6) 2025. DOR-(B)(6) 2026. AFFECTED SIDE-LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 24958774 ↗MalfunctionMar 6, 2026Difficult to Insert
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INSERT DID NOT PROPERLY SEAT ON TRAY AFTER IMPACTION. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24532428 ↗MalfunctionJan 14, 2026Difficult to Insert
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INSERT COULD NOT BE SEATED INTO THE TIBIA. TRIED MULTIPLES TIMES. THE INSERT LOOKS FINE. REPORTER OPENED ANOTHER INSERT AND IT WENT IN FIST TRY. DOE: DECEMBER (B)(6) 2025. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24072264 ↗InjuryJan 13, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT HAD AN INFECTED KNEE. NO LOOSENING OR IMPLANT ISSUES. CASE WAS NOT PROLONGED. REPLACED LINER, I&D. DOI: (B)(6) 2022. DOR: (B)(6) 2025. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 24057869 ↗InjuryJul 16, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCING SOME INSTABILITY AND MILD PAIN DUE TO LAXITY THAT HAS DEVELOPED POST TKA. PATIENT BROUGHT TO OR AND A POLY EXCHANGE WAS PERFORMED TO A THICKER INSERT WHICH WAS SHOWED INCREASED STABILITY WHILE MAINTAINING GOOD ROM. NO PATIENT HARM NOR DELAY OCCURRED. IMPLANTS ARE WELL ALIGNED, WELL FIXED AND APPROPRIATE SIZED WITH NO WEAR NOTED. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity; Pain
MAUDE report 22518939 ↗InjuryJun 26, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT INSERT EXCHANGE I&D FOR INFECTION. AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22338169 ↗InjuryMay 15, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT CAME BACK FOR A REVISION DUE TO LIMITED RANGE OF MOTION FROM HIS TOTAL KNEE. ALL COMPONENTS, BESIDES PATELLA WERE REMOVED AND A CRS RP REVISION WAS PERFORMED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THE SURGICAL DELAY IS UNKNOWN. DOI: (B)(6) 2024, DOR: (B)(6) 2025, AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion
MAUDE report 22031720 ↗InjuryApr 25, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAW REVISED DUE TO INFECTION. REMOVAL OF IMPLANTS AND IMPLANTATION OF SPACER WAS DONE. SURGICAL DELAY UNKNOWN. DOI: (B)(6) 2023 DOR: (B)(6) 2024 AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 19180571 ↗
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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