PROFIX 71512040Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010290793), received between Apr 26, 2021 and Mar 23, 2022 — classified as 2 malfunctions.

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

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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

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

• MalfunctionMar 23, 2022Break; Material Twisted/Bent; Break; Material Twisted/Bent

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PROFIX 8MM INTRAMEDULLARY ROD LONG IS BROKEN AND BENT. AS THIS WAS NOTICED UPON FIELD INSPECTION, THERE WAS NOT PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13870192 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 26, 2021Connection Problem; Connection Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A TKA, A PRO 8MM IM ROD LONG WAS BINDING WHEN PUTTING THROUGH OTHER INSTRUMENTS. INSTRUMENT WAS OUTSIDE OF THE PATIENT. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW SURGERY WAS COMPLETED. SURGERY WAS NOT DELAYED. PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11729705 ↗

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