LEGION 71423217Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · LEGION CRUCIATE RETAINING NONPOROUS FEMORAL SIZE 7 RIGHT · 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 00885556030578), received between May 20, 2019 and Apr 9, 2022 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (1 report).
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 Problem1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
- Pain1
- Pulmonary Embolism1
- Swelling/ Edema1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 9, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCES CONSTANT PAIN, SWELLING AND CAN BARELY WALK. A BONE SCAN WAS TAKEN, BUT NO ABNORMALITY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. THIS ADVERSE EVENT HAS BEEN TREATED WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY. HOWEVER, THE PATIENT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND CONDITIONS.
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Pain; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 14068647 ↗InjuryMay 20, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT YEARS AFTER TKA THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A PULMONARY EMBOLISM. ADVERSE EVENT IS CONSIDERED TO BE DEFINITELY RELATED TO THE RIGHT KNEE PROCEDURE.
Patient problems: Pulmonary Embolism
MAUDE report 8624323 ↗
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-0591-2015 · Nov 4, 2014 · TerminatedLEGION(TM) COCR CONSTRAINED FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 6, LEFT, REF 71426006, QTY 1, Smith & Nephew, knee prosthesis Usage:orthopedic.
- 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.
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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