London, UK--(Marketwire - November 27, 2007) -
Smith & Nephew plc (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business,
announced today a precautionary recall of knees from the TC-PLUS*, VKS* and
RT-PLUS* knee ranges. Smith & Nephew has been informed by a UK supplier that a
limited number of semi-finished knee implant castings have a higher than
specified iron content. These castings were manufactured during a short period
of time in May and June this year on behalf of the company's subsidiary, Plus
Orthopedics AG ("Plus").
