NexGen® Legacy® 00-5968-017-51Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00889024213593), received between Feb 15, 2022 and Feb 15, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.

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

2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K062768, K173057); 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.

• InjuryFeb 15, 2022Fracture; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Fracture; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT LEFT KNEE REVISION OF THE TIBIAL INSERT APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS POST-IMPLANTATION. DURING THE REVISION, METALOSIS WAS NOTED, AS WELL AS FEMORAL LOOSENING AND FRACTURE OF THE FEMORAL IMPLANT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13536847 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K062768, K173057. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-2092-2023 · May 19, 2023 · Terminated
  NexGen Precoat Stemmed Tibial Plate Size 5
• Z-0321-2020 · Oct 10, 2019 · Terminated
  Various Knee Systems for knee joint arthroplasty, knee prosthesis, Item Nos. 00522000100 00522000200 00522000300 00522000400 00522006304 00522006504 00522006600 00522006800