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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, Classified
    smith&nephew LEGION OXINUM POSTERIOR STABILIZED NONPOROUS FERMOAL COMPONENT, SIZE 5N, LEFT, NARROW, REF 71421265; knee joint
  • Z-0591-2015 · Nov 4, 2014 · Terminated
    LEGION(TM) COCR CONSTRAINED FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 6, LEFT, REF 71426006, QTY 1, Smith & Nephew, knee prosthesis Usage:orthopedic.
  • Z-0590-2015 · Nov 4, 2014 · Terminated
    LEGION(TM) COCR CONSTRAINED FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 5, RIGHT, REF 71426005, QTY 1, Smith & Nephew, knee prosthesis Usage:orthopedic.
  • Z-0589-2015 · Nov 4, 2014 · Terminated
    LEGION(TM) COCR CONSTRAINED FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 4, LEFT, REF 71425004, QTY 1, Smith & Nephew, knee prosthesis Usage:orthopedic.

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