FDAJune 13, 2018device

Journey BCS Knee CoCr Femoral Components, Catalog Numbers: 74021210, 74021211, 74021212, 74021213, 74021214, 74021215, 74021216, 74021217, 74021218, 74021219, 74021220, 74021221, 74021222, 74021223, 74021224, 74021225, 74021226, 74021227, 74021228, 74021229

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

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.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Ongoing

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Recall history

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