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Device product

LEGION(TM) HEMI STEPPED, TIBIAL SCREW-ON WEDGE, REF 71421147, QTY 1, 5 MM, SIZE 5-6 LT-LAT / RT-MDL; Tibial knee prosthesis, augment.

Z-0816-2016

January 18, 2016

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Event
Event 73164
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
8 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0816-2016

Official wording

Reason: The package for catalog item, a LEGION Hemi Stepped Tibial Wedge, 5 MM Size 5-6 LT-LAT/ RT-MDL, should include both a screw-on hemi stepped tibial wedge and two tibial wedge screws to affix the wedge to the tibial baseplate. A complaint was received indicating that the screws packaged with the wedge were too long.

Code information: 14KM16422

Distribution pattern: Distributed in the states of TN, WI, OH, and KS, and in the countries of Belgium, Germany, and United Kingdom.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    The package for catalog item, a LEGION Hemi Stepped Tibial Wedge, 5 MM Size 5-6 LT-LAT/ RT-MDL, should include both a screw-on hemi stepped tibial wedge and two tibial wedge screws to affix the wedge to the tibial baseplate. A complaint was received indicating that the screws packaged with the wedge were too long.