LEGION 71423206Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · LEGION CRUCIATE RETAINING NONPOROUS FEMORAL SIZE 6 LEFT · Class 2 · Implant
All models of LEGION (446)
Data updated Oct 18, 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 00885556030035), received between May 18, 2021 and Aug 16, 2023 — classified as 2 injuries.
4 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K060742, K230653); 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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Bacterial Infection1
- Choking1
- Hypokalemia1
- Low Blood Pressure/ Hypotension1
- Renal Failure1
- Renal Impairment1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 16, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A CORI ASSISTED TKA SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023, THE PATIENT HAD ONE EPISODE OF HYPOTENSION THE DAY AFTER THE OPERATION; THE PATIENT ALSO EXPERIENCED HYPOKALEMIA AND ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS ALSO ONE EPISODE OF CHOKING REPORTED. THIS RESULTED IN A PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION AND WAS RESOLVED VIA THE USE OF NALOXONE, FLUIDS AND RED BLOOD CELLS FOR THE HYPOTENSION; CHLORVESCENT MEDICATION AND AN IDC INSERTION FOR THE HYPOKALEMIA AND KIDNEY INJURY; LASTLY, THE PATIENT WAS PUT ON THIN FLUIDS/SOFT DYSPHAGIA DIET DUE TO THE CHOKING EPISODE. THE PATIENT'S STATUS WAS REPORTED AS RECOVERING.
Patient problems: Choking; Hypokalemia; Low Blood Pressure/ Hypotension; Renal Failure; Renal Impairment
MAUDE report 17557650 ↗InjuryMay 18, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A RECON SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED, THE PATIENT REPORTED AN INFECTION. THE ADVERSE EVENT WAS ADDRESSED WITH A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2021 TO REPLACE THE LGN CR HIGH FLEX XLPE SZ 5-6 10MM, GII LNG STEM 10MM X 100MM, GNS II CMT TIB SIZE 6 LEFT, LEGION CR NP FEM SZ 6 LT, AND GNS II RESURF PAT 35MM. THE CONDITION OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Bacterial Infection
MAUDE report 11844828 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K060742, K230653. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2621-2023 · Aug 31, 2023 · Open, Classifiedsmith&nephew LEGION OXINUM POSTERIOR STABILIZED NONPOROUS FERMOAL COMPONENT, SIZE 5N, LEFT, NARROW, REF 71421265; knee joint
- Z-0590-2015 · Nov 4, 2014 · TerminatedLEGION(TM) COCR CONSTRAINED FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 5, RIGHT, REF 71426005, QTY 1, Smith & Nephew, knee prosthesis Usage:orthopedic.
- Z-0589-2015 · Nov 4, 2014 · TerminatedLEGION(TM) COCR CONSTRAINED FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 4, LEFT, REF 71425004, QTY 1, Smith & Nephew, knee prosthesis Usage:orthopedic.
- Z-0591-2015 · Nov 4, 2014 · TerminatedLEGION(TM) COCR CONSTRAINED FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 6, LEFT, REF 71426006, QTY 1, Smith & Nephew, knee prosthesis Usage:orthopedic.
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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