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LEGION 71425006Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · LEGION COBALT CHROME CONSTRAINED FEMORAL SIZE 6 LEFT · Class 2 · Implant

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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
11
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
11
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 11 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010580344), received between Sep 22, 2024 and Nov 26, 2024 — classified as 11 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (3 reports).

4 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K060742, 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.

Reports received per month

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem8
  • Insufficient Device Problem Information3

Patient problems

  • Insufficient Information3
  • Medical device site infection2
  • Arthrofibrosis1
  • Bone Fracture(s)1
  • Loss of Range of Motion1
  • Nerve Damage1
  • Thrombosis/Thrombus1
  • Wound Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

The 11 most recent of 11 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryNov 26, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A TKA LEFT REVISION SURGERY IN 2019 DUE TO ASEPTIC LOOSENING. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. 0,21 YEARS AFTER THIS PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT SUSTAINED ARTHROFIBROSIS AND REQUIRED A TKA RE-REVISION. IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH DEVICES WERE EXPLANTED/EXCHANGED DURING THIS PROCEDURE. THIS INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED RETROSPECTIVELY AS PART OF A POST-MARKET CLINICAL FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY AND IS PROVIDED IN AN ANONYMIZED FORMAT; THEREFORE, NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Arthrofibrosis

    MAUDE report 20786448 ↗
  • InjuryNov 20, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT REVISION TKA SURGERY IN 2013 DUE TO ASEPTIC LOOSENING AND OSTEOLYSIS. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. DURING THIS PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT SUSTAINED AN INTRA-OPERATIVE FEMUR FRACTURE. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THIS ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED. THIS INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED RETROSPECTIVELY AS PART OF A POST-MARKET CLINICAL FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY AND IS PROVIDED IN AN ANONYMIZED FORMAT; THEREFORE, NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

    MAUDE report 20739932 ↗
  • InjuryNov 20, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT REVISION TKA SURGERY IN 2018 DUE TO AN INFECTION. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. 0.1 YEARS AFTER THIS PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED AN UNSPECIFIED ADVERSE EVENT AND REQUIRED A RE-REVISION SURGERY. IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH DEVICES WERE EXPLANTED/EXCHANGED DURING THIS PROCEDURE. THIS INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED RETROSPECTIVELY AS PART OF A POST-MARKET CLINICAL FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY AND IS PROVIDED IN AN ANONYMIZED FORMAT; THEREFORE, NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 20738415 ↗
  • InjuryNov 20, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A TKA LEFT REVISION SURGERY IN 2011 DUE TO ASEPTIC LOOSENING. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. ON (B)(6) 2012, THE PATIENT SUSTAINED A POPLITEAL BYPASS ARTERIAL THROMBOSIS. THIS INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED RETROSPECTIVELY AS PART OF A POST-MARKET CLINICAL FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY AND IS PROVIDED IN AN ANONYMIZED FORMAT; THEREFORE, NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Thrombosis/Thrombus

    MAUDE report 20738165 ↗
  • InjuryNov 4, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A TKA LEFT REVISION SURGERY IN 2016 DUE TO STIFFNESS. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. 0,28 YEARS AFTER THIS PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT SUSTAINED AN UNSPECIFIED ADVERSE EVENT THAT REQUIRED A TKA RE-REVISION. IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH DEVICES WERE EXPLANTED/EXCHANGED DURING THIS PROCEDURE. THIS INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED RETROSPECTIVELY AS PART OF A POST-MARKET CLINICAL FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY AND IS PROVIDED IN AN ANONYMIZED FORMAT; THEREFORE, NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 20604464 ↗
  • InjuryOct 17, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A TKA LEFT REVISION SURGERY IN 2012 DUE TO STIFF KNEE AND MALROTATION OF THE TIBIAL COMPONENT. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. 5.34 YEARS AFTER THIS PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT SUSTAINED STIFFNESS THAT REQUIRED A TKA RE-REVISION. IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH DEVICES WERE EXPLANTED/EXCHANGED DURING THIS PROCEDURE. THIS INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED RETROSPECTIVELY AS PART OF A POST-MARKET CLINICAL FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY AND IS PROVIDED IN AN ANONYMIZED FORMAT; THEREFORE, NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion

    MAUDE report 20477232 ↗
  • InjuryOct 1, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A 2 STAGE TKA LEFT REVISION SURGERY IN 2009. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. 0.6 YEARS AFTER THIS PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT SUSTAINED AN INFECTION THAT REQUIRED A 2 STAGE TKA RE-REVISION. IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH DEVICES WERE EXPLANTED/EXCHANGED DURING THIS PROCEDURE. THIS INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED RETROSPECTIVELY AS PART OF A POST-MARKET CLINICAL FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY AND IS PROVIDED IN AN ANONYMIZED FORMAT; THEREFORE, NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Medical device site infection

    MAUDE report 20347781 ↗
  • InjuryOct 1, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A 2 STAGE TKA LEFT REVISION SURGERY IN 2009 DUE TO INFECTION. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. 0,4 YEARS AFTER THIS PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT SUSTAINED AN UNSPECIFIED ADVERSE EVENT THAT REQUIRED A TKA RE-REVISION. IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH DEVICES WERE EXPLANTED/EXCHANGED DURING THIS PROCEDURE. THIS INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED RETROSPECTIVELY AS PART OF A POST-MARKET CLINICAL FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY AND IS PROVIDED IN AN ANONYMIZED FORMAT; THEREFORE, NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 20343633 ↗
  • InjurySep 28, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A 2 STAGE TKA LEFT REVISION SURGERY IN 2009 DUE TO INFECTION. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. ON (B)(6) 2009, THE PATIENT SUSTAINED AN INFECTION THAT REQUIRED A TKA RE-REVISION. IT IS UNKNOWN WHICH DEVICES WERE EXPLANTED/EXCHANGED DURING THIS PROCEDURE. THIS INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED RETROSPECTIVELY AS PART OF A POST-MARKET CLINICAL FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY AND IS PROVIDED IN AN ANONYMIZED FORMAT; THEREFORE, NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Medical device site infection

    MAUDE report 20328869 ↗
  • InjurySep 26, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A TKA LEFT REVISION SURGERY IN 2015 DUE TO PATELLA MALTRACKING. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. ON (B)(6) 2017, THE PATIENT SUSTAINED A SUPERFICIAL WOUND INFECTION THAT REQUIRED IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT. THIS INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED RETROSPECTIVELY AS PART OF A POST-MARKET CLINICAL FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY AND IS PROVIDED IN AN ANONYMIZED FORMAT; THEREFORE, NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Wound Infection

    MAUDE report 20311596 ↗
  • InjurySep 22, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A TKA LEFT REVISION SURGERY IN 2011 DUE TO PAIN - VALGUS ALIGNMENT. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. ON (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT REQUIRED A NEUROMA EXCISION. THIS INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED RETROSPECTIVELY AS PART OF A POST-MARKET CLINICAL FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY AND IS PROVIDED IN AN ANONYMIZED FORMAT; THEREFORE, NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Nerve Damage

    MAUDE report 20276144 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K060742, 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-0590-2015 · Nov 4, 2014 · Terminated
    LEGION(TM) COCR CONSTRAINED FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 5, RIGHT, REF 71426005, QTY 1, Smith & Nephew, knee prosthesis Usage:orthopedic.
  • Z-0589-2015 · Nov 4, 2014 · Terminated
    LEGION(TM) COCR CONSTRAINED FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 4, LEFT, REF 71425004, QTY 1, Smith & Nephew, knee prosthesis Usage:orthopedic.
  • Z-0591-2015 · Nov 4, 2014 · Terminated
    LEGION(TM) COCR CONSTRAINED FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 6, LEFT, REF 71426006, QTY 1, Smith & Nephew, knee prosthesis Usage:orthopedic.

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