FDA recall Z-0003-2019

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Class II · device

Product

JOURNEY BCS Knee Conventional Polyethylene Inserts: 74023111, 74023112, 74023113, 74023114, 74023115, 74023116, 74023117, 74023118, 74023121, 74023122, 74023123, 74023124, 74023125, 74023126, 74023127, 74023128, 74023131, 74023132, 74023133, 74023134, 74023135, 74023136, 74023137, 74023138, 74023141, 74023142, 74023143, 74023144, 74023145, 74023146, 74023147, 74023148, 74023211, 74023212, 74023213, 74023214, 74023215, 74023216, 74023217, 74023218, 74023221, 74023222, 74023223, 74023224, 74023225, 74023226, 74023227, 74023228, 74023231, 74023232, 74023233, 74023234, 74023235, 74023236, 74023237, 74023238, 74023241, 74023242, 74023243, 74023244, 74023245, 74023246, 74023247, 74023248, 74023251, 74023252, 74023253, 74023254, 74023255, 74023256, 74023257, 74023258, 74023261, 74023262, 74023263, 74023264, 74023265, 74023266, 74023267, 74023268, 74023271, 74023272, 74023273, 74023274, 74023275, 74023276, 74023277, 74023278, 74023281, 74023282, 74023283, 74023284, 74023285, 74023286, 7402328

Reason for recall

The data in the National Joint Registry of England, Wales and Northern Ireland (NJREWNI) and Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry (AOANJRR) indicate that the first generation JOURNEY BCS Knee System has a revision rate over 1.5 times the primary total knee arthroplasty device class average revision rates reported in those registries.

Distribution

Worldwide distribution, including US nationwide and Puerto Rico, Austria, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, Great Britain, India, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Venezuela, South Africa.

Key facts

Status
Ongoing
Initiation date
2018-06-13
Report date
2018-10-10
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Memphis, TN, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0003-2019