Reported Jan 13, 2016 · Terminated

Smith & Nephew GENESIS(R) II/LEGION(TM) PATELLAR COMPONENT, RESURFACING ROUND, 32MM STANDARD, FOR CEMENTED USE ONLY…

Smith & Nephew, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 1450 E Brooks Rd · Memphis, TN · 38116-1804

Is this the product you have?

  • Smith & Nephew GENESIS(R) II/LEGION(TM) PATELLAR COMPONENT, RESURFACING ROUND, 32MM STANDARD, FOR CEMENTED USE ONLY WITH JOURNEY PEG, STERILE EO, Rx only
  • REF Number71934490 knee implant
Lot codes and dates
  • Batch # 15GM07831
Amount recalled
20 units

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

One lot of 35 mm patella implants is labeled as 32 mm. These implants have pegs which are spaced proportionally; therefore the mismatch prevents the pegs from properly aligning with pre-drilled holes during implantation.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Mar 17, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:02 PM UTC

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