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LEGION 71423204Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · LEGION CRUCIATE RETAINING NONPOROUS FEMORAL SIZE 4 LEFT · Class 2 · Implant

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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 00885556030790), received between May 10, 2019 and Apr 21, 2023 — 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

  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1
  • Loss of Osseointegration1

Patient problems

  • Failure of Implant1
  • Implant Pain1
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryApr 21, 2023Loss of Osseointegration; Loss of Osseointegration

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA SURGERY PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2017, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN AND LOOSENING OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023, IN WHERE THE LEGION CR NP FEM SZ 4 LT, AND THE LGN CR HIGH FLEX XLPE SZ 5-6 10MM WERE EXCHANGED. THE CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN. THE SURGEON DOESN'T THINK IT WAS THE PRODUCTS FAILURE.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Implant Pain

    MAUDE report 16792439 ↗
  • InjuryMay 10, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO PAIN OF PATELLA-FEMORAL JOINT. FEMORAL COMPONENT EXCHANGED, LATERAL PATELLA RETINACULUM INSERTED. NO DELAY REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 8601007 ↗

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-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-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-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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