LEGION 71453155Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00885556255278), received between Sep 20, 2020 and Sep 20, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.

6 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K071071, 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.

• InjurySep 20, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO INFECTION. INITIAL SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2015, WASHOUT AND POLY EXCHANGE DONE APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS AGO ((B)(6) 2020). ALL IMPLANTS REMOVED USING SMITH AND NEPHEW RENOVATION GEAR. ANTIBIOTIC FEMUR IMPLANTED WITH ALL POLY TIBIA CR AND ANTIBIOTIC NAIL IN TIBIA. PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.

  Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 10558078 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K071071, 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-1507-2020 · Dec 19, 2019 · Terminated
  LEGION PS High Flex XLPE size 5-6 9mm Articular Insert
• Z-1907-2018 · Mar 30, 2018 · Terminated
  smith&nephew LEGION(R) CR XLPE HIGH LEXION Articular Insert, 1-2 Size, 9 MM, REF 71453101designed for use in patients in primary and revision surgery, where the anterior and poster
• Z-1904-2018 · Mar 30, 2018 · Terminated
  smith&nephew LEGION(R) CR XLPE HIGH LEXION Articular Insert, 5-6 Size, 10 MM, REF 71453185 designed for use in patients in primary and revision surgery, where the anterior and post
• Z-1906-2018 · Mar 30, 2018 · Terminated
  smith&nephew LEGION(R) CR XLPE HIGH LEXION Articular Insert, 5-6 Size, 9 MM, REF 71453121 designed for use in patients in primary and revision surgery, where the anterior and poste
• Z-1905-2018 · Mar 30, 2018 · Terminated
  smith&nephew LEGION(R) CR XLPE HIGH LEXION Articular Insert, 5-6 Size, 11 MM, REF 71453122 designed for use in patients in primary and revision surgery, where the anterior and post