Reported Apr 26, 2017 · Terminated

various polyethylene implants Knees Revision Tibial Tray Systems Oxford Partial Knee Orthopedic Salvage System Vanguard…

Zimmer Biomet, 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: Zimmer Biomet, Inc. · 56 E Bell Dr · Warsaw, IN · 46582-6989

Is this the product you have?

  • various polyethylene implants Knees Revision Tibial Tray Systems Oxford Partial Knee Orthopedic Salvage System Vanguard Complete Knee System Vanguard SSK Revision System Biomet Patella Maxim Complete Knee System Biomet Series A Patella Vanguard 360 Revision System Vanguard Deep Dish Rotating Platform
  • Biomet CP Bearings Product UsageFor use in total knee arthroplasty. Limb salvage joint reconstruction. Partial knee replacement
Lot codes and dates

293 of 293 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
141261598890
141262501720 781540
141263466300 516170 516190
141264466430 516220 516230 516240 584590 609910
141265466440 527490 609920 684740
141266584620
141268527590
141481412820 920390
141482289810 412870 805950 920410
141483537790
141484412920 903910
141485920420
141512781920 781960 805970
141514806010
141515827960
150410241990 373830 596750
150411231200 373840 373850
150412129940 231210 231220 596910
150413129950
150414409730
Amount recalled
28,253 in total

This recall covers 6 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 5 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Endotoxin levels higher than process maximum limits were discovered in the identified polyethylene components.

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 Jan 29, 2018 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:49 PM UTC

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