LEGION 71425008Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · LEGION COBALT CHROME CONSTRAINED FEMORAL SIZE 8 LEFT · Class 2 · Implant
All models of LEGION (446)
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
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, Classifiedsmith&nephew LEGION OXINUM POSTERIOR STABILIZED NONPOROUS FERMOAL COMPONENT, SIZE 5N, LEFT, NARROW, REF 71421265; knee joint
- Z-0590-2015 · Nov 4, 2014 · TerminatedLEGION(TM) COCR CONSTRAINED FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 5, RIGHT, REF 71426005, QTY 1, Smith & Nephew, knee prosthesis Usage:orthopedic.
- Z-0591-2015 · Nov 4, 2014 · TerminatedLEGION(TM) COCR CONSTRAINED FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 6, LEFT, REF 71426006, QTY 1, Smith & Nephew, knee prosthesis Usage:orthopedic.
- Z-0589-2015 · Nov 4, 2014 · TerminatedLEGION(TM) COCR CONSTRAINED FEMORAL COMPONENT, SIZE 4, LEFT, REF 71425004, QTY 1, Smith & Nephew, knee prosthesis Usage:orthopedic.
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices
- ATTUNE 1506-00-005Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER589 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-004Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER580 reports
- JOURNEY 74012812Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER502 reports
- JOURNEY 74011856Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER438 reports
- PERSONA™ 42-5099-094-00Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER406 reports
- JOURNEY 74011857Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER388 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-007Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER288 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-003Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER271 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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