Skip to content

NA 71352800Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · TRIAL 12/14 TAPER FEMORAL HEAD 28MM + 0 · Class 2

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
4
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010198167), received between Jul 3, 2020 and Apr 20, 2022 — classified as 4 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 reports).

4 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K121393); 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

Device problems

  • Break2
  • Crack2

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
  • No Patient Involvement1

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionApr 20, 2022Crack; Crack

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TRL 12/14 TPR FEM HD 28 + 0 WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED WHITE RETAINING RING. AS THIS WAS NOTICED DURING CLEANING AND STERILIZATION ACTIVITIES, THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 14164930 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 28, 2022Crack; Crack

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION AND CLEANING, IT WAS FOUND THAT SIXTEEN TRL 12/14 TPR FEM HD 28 + 0, SIXTEEN HAVE CRACKED WHITE RETAINING RINGS, SOME WITH RETAINED DEBRIS. NO CASE INVOLVED; THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 13927402 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 15, 2021Break; Break

    IT WAS FOUND DURING THE INSPECTION THAT THE HEAD OF THE TRIAL WAS BROKEN. NO CASE INVOLVED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 11326341 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 3, 2020Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT UPON INSPECTION THE HEAD TRIAL WAS FOUND CHIPPED. NO CASE INVOLVED.

    Patient problems: No Patient Involvement

    MAUDE report 10228610 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K121393. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-0878-2020 · Dec 16, 2019 · Open, Classified
    LEGION AP Cutting Block Size 4, REF 71434409; LEGION AP Cutting Block Size 6, REF 71434411; LEGION AP Cutting Block Size 7, REF 71434412; LEGION AP Cutting Block Size 8, REF 714344
  • Z-0200-2019 · Sep 18, 2018 · Terminated
    Smith+Nephew Orthopaedic Division LEGION A/P FEMORAL CUTTING BLOCK, SIZE 6 REF 71434411, QTY: (1) The LEGION AP Femoral Cutting Block is a reusable surgical instrument used to mak
  • Z-2163-2018 · May 4, 2018 · Terminated
    smith&nephew GENESIS(R) II TIBIAL Punch, 13 MM, REF 71440408, QTY: (1)
  • Z-1902-2018 · Apr 9, 2018 · Terminated
    smith&nephew 5o (5 degree) GENESIS(R) II VALGUS BUSHING, REF CATALOG NUMBER 71440014 The GENESIS II Knee System Components are indicated for rheumatoid arthritis; post-traumatic a

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

All PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER devices →

Sources and updates

How reports and recalls are matched · Editorial policy · Report an error on this page