LEGION 71453241Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556255957), received between Dec 30, 2019 and Dec 7, 2021 — classified as 2 injuries.

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

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

• InjuryDec 7, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT PHYSICIAN WANTS TO TAKE THE LGN XLPE PS INSERT SZ 1-2 9MM OUT SINCE THE KNEE HAS NO RANGE OF MOTION. IT IS UNKNOWN IF IT HAS BEEN SOLVED OR NOT. PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion; Pain

  MAUDE report 12953777 ↗
• InjuryDec 30, 2019Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO BREAKAGE OF THE PS LINER.

  Patient problems: Injury

  MAUDE report 9530473 ↗

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-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-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-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