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NexGen® Legacy® 5997-14-01Recalls & reported problems

Zimmer, Inc. · Class 1

All models of NexGen Legacy (119)

Data updated Oct 18, 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 00889024227224), received between Mar 25, 2021 and Mar 25, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

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

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

Device problems

  • Patient Device Interaction Problem1

Patient problems

  • Bone Fracture(s)1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryMar 25, 2021Patient Device Interaction Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT UPON REMOVAL OF THE FEMORAL PROVISIONAL, THE PATIENT'S MEDIAL CONDYLE FRACTURED. WIRES AND CABLES WERE USED TO TREAT THE FRACTURE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE, HOWEVER, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

    MAUDE report 11567718 ↗

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