Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published December 16, 2019

Smith & Nephew LEGION AP Cutting Blocks: Oversize Plunger Hole Hazard

Smith & Nephew recalls certain LEGION AP Cutting Blocks with oversize green plunger holes that may not meet design specs. Affected units include sizes 4, 6, 7, and 8 with specific lot numbers.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0878-2020Medical device Smith & Nephew ›

Lower-risk recall

Multiple lots of LEGION AP Femoral Cutting Blocks were manufactured with an oversize green plunger hole and therefore do not meet their design specifications.

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Recalling firmSmith & Nephew, Inc.1450 E Brooks Rd · Memphis, TN 38116-1804

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Smith & Nephew is recalling specific models of LEGION AP Cutting Blocks due to an oversize green plunger hole that could cause them to not meet design specifications. This issue may affect orthopedic surgical instruments used in procedures. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/66315-smith-nephew-legion-ap-cutting-blocks-oversize-plunger-hole-hazard.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/66315-smith-nephew-legion-ap-cutting-blocks-oversize-plunger-hole-hazard · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0878-2020

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“Smith & Nephew LEGION AP Cutting Blocks: Oversize Plunger Hole Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/66315-smith-nephew-legion-ap-cutting-blocks-oversize-plunger-hole-hazard. Based on FDA recall #Z-0878-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0878-2020%22&limit=1).

Smith & Nephew, Inc. recalled LEGION AP Cutting Blocks due to manufacturing defects that do not meet design specifications, the FDA said on Dec. 16, 2019. The Food and Drug Administration announced the Class II recall of orthopaedic manual surgical instruments distributed in the U.S. and internationally.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Smith & Nephew
Product: LEGION AP Cutting Block Size 4, REF 71434409
Product: LEGION AP Cutting Block Size 6, REF 71434411
Product: LEGION AP Cutting Block Size 7, REF 71434412
Product: LEGION AP Cutting Block Size 8, REF 71434413
Lot Numbers: 17LM05399, 17LM07852, 17LM07852A (Size 4)
Lot Numbers: 17LM05397, 17LM05398, 17LM07849 (Size 6)
Lot Numbers: 17LM01746, 17LM05390, 17LM05394, 17LM07851 (Size 7)
Lot Number: 17LM08442 (Size 8)
Units affected: 59

The hazard

Multiple lots of LEGION AP Femoral Cutting Blocks were manufactured with an oversize green plunger hole and therefore do not meet their design specifications.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Smith & Nephew, Inc. has 66 other recalls on record since July 24, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Smith & Nephew TRIGEN Humeral Nail Recall (March 16, 2026), Smith & Nephew BIOSURE HA Screw Recall (Nov. 24, 2025), and Smith & Nephew META-TAN Screw Kit Recall (March 18, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'LEGION AP Cutting Block' with sizes 4, 6, 7, or 8. Look for specific lot numbers listed in the recall notice: 17LM05399, 17LM07852, 17LM07852A, 17LM05397, 17LM05398, 17LM07849, 17LM01746, 17LM05390, 17LM05394, 17LM07851, and 17LM08442.

Brand
Smith & Nephew
Category
Medical device

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

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Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 4 states.

FDA distribution: “USA: IA, NC, PA, TN. Int'l: CH, BE, GB, AE, CN, DE, NL, BR, FR.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Iowa, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 51 days after the firm started it.

Dec 16, 2019Firm started the recall
Jan 28, 2020FDA classified it Class II
Feb 5, 2020Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0878-2020 (December 16, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0878-2020 to see it in context.
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