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LEGION 71421741Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · LEGION SCREW-ON LWEDGE 5MM DISTAL X 5MM POSTERIOR SIZE 5 · Class 2 · Implant

All models of LEGION (446)

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 03596010545114), received between Aug 26, 2019 and Aug 26, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.

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

2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K041106, 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

  • Unstable1

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 26, 2019Unstable; Unstable

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2019 DUE TO INSTABILITY. A ZIMMER PRODUCT WAS IMPLANTED INSTEAD. FURTHER INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.

    Patient problems: Injury

    MAUDE report 8929160 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K041106, 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
  • Z-0092-2018 · Sep 14, 2017 · Terminated
    smith&nephew LEGION L-WEDGE, 10 MM DIS X 5 MM POS, SIZE 4, SCREW-ON FEMORAL WEDGE, REF 71421733, STERILE R Product The Revision Knee System Components are indicated for rheumatoid

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