LEGION 71422159Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · LEGION HINGE DISTAL FEMORAL WEDGE SIZE 5 5MM · Class 2 · Implant
All models of LEGION (446)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556029848), received between Nov 22, 2017 and Nov 6, 2018 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (1 report).
7 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K081111); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- Cellulitis1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 6, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO INFECTION WHICH INCLUDES REMOVING ALL IMPLANTS AND INSERTING AN ANTIBIOTIC SPACER.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8044067 ↗InjuryNov 22, 2017Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT PRESENTED WITH AN INFECTION A WEEK AFTER HE UNDERWENT UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, WEEKS LATER ON (B)(6), HE WAS HOSPITALIZED DUE TO CELLULITIS ON LEFT ANTERIOR LEG.
Patient problems: Cellulitis
MAUDE report 7054724 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K081111. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1105-2018 · Feb 1, 2018 · Terminatedsmith&nephew, LEGION HK FEMORAL WEDGE (WEDGE AND SCREW), 5 MM, SIZE 5, REF 71422159, QTY: (1), STERILE The Revision Knee System Components are indicated for rheumatoid arthritis;
- Z-2092-2016 · May 26, 2016 · TerminatedLEGION(TM) HK FEMORAL ASSEMBLY, SIZE 4 LEFT, A/P 58.5 MM, M/L 66 MM, REF 71421374 The LEGION Hinge Knee System is indicated for: 1. Rheumatoid arthritis. 2. Post-traumatic arthrit
- Z-2090-2016 · May 26, 2016 · TerminatedLEGION(TM) HK FEMORAL ASSEMBLY, SIZE 3 LEFT, A/P 54.5 MM, M/L 62 MM, REF 71421373 The LEGION Hinge Knee System is indicated for: 1. Rheumatoid arthritis. 2. Post-traumatic arthrit
- Z-2094-2016 · May 26, 2016 · TerminatedLEGION(TM) HK FEMORAL ASSEMBLY, SIZE 5 LEFT, A/P 62 MM, M/L 70 MM, REF 71421375 The LEGION Hinge Knee System is indicated for: 1. Rheumatoid arthritis. 2. Post-traumatic arthritis
- Z-2091-2016 · May 26, 2016 · TerminatedLEGION(TM) HK FEMORAL ASSEMBLY, SIZE 3 RIGHT, A/P 54.5 MM, M/L 62 MM, REF 71421363 The LEGION Hinge Knee System is indicated for: 1. Rheumatoid arthritis. 2. Post-traumatic arthri
- Z-2093-2016 · May 26, 2016 · TerminatedLEGION(TM) HK FEMORAL ASSEMBLY, SIZE 4 RIGHT, A/P 58.5 MM, M/L 66 MM, REF 71421364 The LEGION Hinge Knee System is indicated for: 1. Rheumatoid arthritis. 2. Post-traumatic arthri
- Z-2095-2016 · May 26, 2016 · TerminatedLEGION(TM) HK FEMORAL ASSEMBLY, SIZE 5 RIGHT, A/P 62 MM, M/L 70 MM, REF 71421365 The LEGION Hinge Knee System is indicated for: 1. Rheumatoid arthritis. 2. Post-traumatic arthriti
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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
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