LEGION 71453181Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556487242), received between Sep 20, 2017 and May 14, 2026 — classified as 2 injuries, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Delivered as Unsterile Product” (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 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionMay 14, 2026Delivered as Unsterile Product

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A TKA, WHEN ONE (1) LGN CR HIGH FLEX XLPE SZ 1-2 10MM WAS OPENED BY CIRCULATOR PER PROTOCOL, SURGEON NOTED THAT THE STERILE PACKAGING HAD NOT BEEN SEALED PROPERLY AND WAS NOT STERILE. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, USING AN EQUIVALENT S+N BACK-UP. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25172464 ↗
• InjuryApr 26, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020, THE PATIENT PRESENTED AN INFECTION. A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021 TO REPLACE THE LEGION CR HIGH FLEX INSERT. THE PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Bacterial Infection; Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 11722538 ↗
• InjurySep 20, 2017Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO PAIN AND DISASSOCIATION.

  Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Injury; Pain

  MAUDE report 6880354 ↗

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-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
• 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-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