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ANTHEM 71422817Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · ANTHEM FEMORAL POSTERIOR STABILIZED COBALT CHROME SIZE 7 LEFT · Class 2 · Implant

All models of ANTHEM (25)

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

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00885556531228), received between Aug 21, 2020 and Aug 21, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.

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

Patient problems

  • Injury1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryAug 21, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ANTHEM FEMORAL COMPONENT WAS IMPLANTED INSTEAD OF A JOURNEY II FEMORAL COMPONENT. ON (B)(6) 2020 DURING THE SURGERY THE CUTTING WAS COMPLETED FOR JOURNEY II FEMUR 7 / INSERT 12 MM / TIBIA 5, HOWEVER AN ANTHEM FEMUR 7 / JOURNEY II INSERT 12 MM / JOURNEY II TIBIA 5 WERE DELIVERED AND IMPLANTED. THERE WAS A MISMATCH BETWEEN FEMUR AND INSERT (ANTHEM FEMUR IMPLANTATION AFTER JOURNEY II BCS CUTTING). IT WAS IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO SURGEON WHO STARTED MONITORING THE PATIENT¿S CONDITION.

    Patient problems: Injury

    MAUDE report 10439593 ↗

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

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