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LEGION 71425008Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · LEGION COBALT CHROME CONSTRAINED FEMORAL SIZE 8 LEFT · Class 2 · Implant

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

Adverse event reports
7
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
7
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010580368), received between Jan 19, 2023 and Nov 20, 2024 — classified as 7 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (4 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

  • Insufficient Device Problem Information4
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3

Patient problems

  • Insufficient Information4
  • Medical device site infection2
  • Joint Laxity1

Recent adverse event reports

The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryNov 20, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A TWO STAGE TKA LEFT REVISION SURGERY IN 2017 DUE TO INFECTION. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. 0.52 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 20735844 ↗
  • InjuryNov 6, 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 2017 DUE TO PATELLA MALTRACKING OR INSTABILITY. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. 0,34 YEARS AFTER THIS PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT SUSTAINED AN INFECTION THAT REQUIRED A 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 20624727 ↗
  • InjuryNov 6, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A TKA LEFT REVISION SURGERY IN 2017 DUE TO AN INFECTION. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. 0,57 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 20622038 ↗
  • InjuryOct 24, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A TWO STAGE TKA LEFT REVISION SURGERY IN 2014 DUE TO INFECTION. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. 3.30 YEARS AFTER THIS PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT SUSTAINED AN INFECTION THAT REQUIRED A TWO 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 20529753 ↗
  • InjuryOct 16, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A TWO STAGE TKA LEFT REVISION SURGERY IN 2013 DUE TO INFECTION. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. 1,16 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 20467265 ↗
  • InjurySep 27, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A TKA LEFT REVISION SURGERY IN 2009 DUE TO BEARING WEAR AND OSTEOLYSIS. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. ON (B)(6) 2010, THE PATIENT SUSTAINED AN UNSPECIFIED ADVERSE EVENT THAT REQUIRED A WOUND DRAINAGE. 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 20328590 ↗
  • InjuryJan 19, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT TKA TWO-STAGE REVISION DUE TO AN UNSPECIFIED INFECTION AS PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS. APPROXIMATELY THIRTY FOUR (34) MONTHS AFTER THIS PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED INSTABILITY IN THE REVISED KNEE AND REQUIRED A SECOND REVISION. THE DATES IN WHICH THE INDEX SURGERY, FIRST 2-STAGE REVISION AND SECOND REVISION TOOK PLACE ARE NOT KNOWN. IT IS ALSO UNKNOWN WHICH DEVICES WERE EXPLANTED AND/OR EXCHANGED DURING THE SECOND REVISION. THIS INCIDENT WAS IDENTIFIED IN A RETROSPECTIVE POST-MARKET CLINICAL FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY (PMCF) WHERE ANONYMIZED DATA SUMMARIZING TKA REVISION OUTCOMES WERE GATHERED; THEREFORE, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT KNOWN.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 16211490 ↗

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-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.
  • 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.

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