LEGION 71421244Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00885556233504), received between Dec 3, 2020 and Dec 3, 2020 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Contamination” (1 report).

3 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K112941, 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

Recent adverse event reports

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

• MalfunctionDec 3, 2020Contamination; Delivered as Unsterile Product; Contamination; Delivered as Unsterile Product

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A TKA SURGERY, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LEGION NARROW CR OXIN SZ 4N LT HAD A HAIR INSIDE THE STERILE PACKAGE. SMITH AND NEPHEW BACKUP DEVICE AVAILABLE. NO SURGICAL DELAY OR INJURY TO PATIENT REPORTED DUE THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 10938842 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K112941, K230653. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-0282-2025 · Oct 2, 2024 · Open, Classified
  smith&nephew LEGION OXINIUM POSTERIOR STABILIZED NONPOROUS FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 5N, RIGHT, NARROW, REF 71421275; Uncoated knee femur prosthesis, metallic
• 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-1099-2022 · Apr 19, 2022 · Terminated
  LEGION NARROW PS OXIN SZ 6N RT and JRNY II BCS FEMORAL OXIN LT SZ 5