LEGION 71426007Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010580429), received between Jan 20, 2023 and Nov 26, 2024 — classified as 7 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (1 report).

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.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 7 most recent of 7 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 RIGHT REVISION SURGERY IN 2014 DUE TO PAIN & PATELLAR MALTRACKING. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. ON (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A RIGHT KNEE NEUROMA THAT REQUIRED 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: Non-malignant Neoplasm; Peripheral Nervous Injury

  MAUDE report 20789908 ↗
• 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 RIGHT REVISION SURGERY IN 2012 DUE TO OSTEOLYSIS. 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 20737941 ↗
• InjuryOct 25, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A TKA RIGHT REVISION SURGERY IN 2015 DUE TO INFECTION - STAGE 2 OF 2. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. 0.55 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 20538503 ↗
• 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 TKA RIGHT REVISION SURGERY IN 2014 DUE TO INSTABILITY. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. 1.04 YEARS AFTER THIS PROCEDURE, 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 20529038 ↗
• InjuryOct 7, 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 RIGHT REVISION SURGERY IN 2011 DUE TO INFECTION. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, LEGION/GII SMITH & NEPHEW COMPONENT(S) WERE IMPLANTED. 0,63 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 20389785 ↗
• InjuryJan 20, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT TKA DOUBLE-STAGE REVISION DUE TO AN UNSPECIFIED INFECTION AS PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS. APPROXIMATELY FORTY (40) MONTHS AFTER THIS PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ASEPTIC LOOSENING OF THE REVISED KNEE PROSTHESIS AND REQUIRED A SECOND REVISION. THE DATES IN WHICH THE INDEX SURGERY, FIRST 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: Inadequate Osseointegration

  MAUDE report 16219118 ↗
• InjuryJan 20, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT TKA TWO-STAGE REVISION DUE TO AN UNSPECIFIED INFECTION AS PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS. APPROXIMATELY FORTY FIVE (45) MONTHS AFTER THIS PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED JOINT INSTABILITY OF THE REVISED KNEE PROSTHESIS AND REQUIRED A SECOND REVISION. THE DATES IN WHICH THE INDEX SURGERY, FIRST TWO-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 16219097 ↗

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-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-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.