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LEGION 71421904Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · LEGION HINGE TIBIAL BASEPLATE SIZE 4 RIGHT · Class 2 · Implant

All models of LEGION (446)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00885556108895), received between Oct 28, 2019 and Oct 28, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.

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

  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1

Patient problems

  • Unspecified Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryOct 28, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS TREATED FOR PAIN AND INFLAMMATION. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PATIENT HAD AN INFECTION. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REVISED EXCEPT FOR THE PATELLA. THE PATIENT HAD UNDERGONE A WASHOUT A YEAR PRIOR TO THIS REVISION.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 9247982 ↗

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 · Terminated
    smith&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-2090-2016 · May 26, 2016 · Terminated
    LEGION(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-2091-2016 · May 26, 2016 · Terminated
    LEGION(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-2094-2016 · May 26, 2016 · Terminated
    LEGION(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-2095-2016 · May 26, 2016 · Terminated
    LEGION(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
  • Z-2093-2016 · May 26, 2016 · Terminated
    LEGION(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-2092-2016 · May 26, 2016 · Terminated
    LEGION(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

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