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ANTHEM 71422805Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · ANTHEM FEMORAL POSTERIOR STABILIZED COBALT CHROME SIZE 5 LEFT NARROW · Class 2 · Implant

All models of ANTHEM (25)

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

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
2
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556531167), received between Aug 21, 2019 and Jun 14, 2023 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (1 report).

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K142807, 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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1

Patient problems

  • Bacterial Infection1
  • Injury1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryJun 14, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A TKA SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2018 THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS IN FLUID DRAINED FROM THE LEFT KNEE ON (B)(6) 2023 . THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS TREATED WITH MEDICATION. HOWEVER, IT REMAINS AS NOT RECOVERED. THE PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS UNKNOWN.

    Patient problems: Bacterial Infection

    MAUDE report 17132260 ↗
  • InjuryAug 21, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PERCUTANEOUS INFERIOR VENA CAVA RETRIEVABLE FILTER IMPLANTATION WAS PERFORMED UNDER LOCAL ANESTHESIA DUE TO DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS.

    Patient problems: Injury

    MAUDE report 8914964 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K142807, 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

Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices

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