Reported Jun 3, 2020 · Terminated

Knee Products: 183622 Vanguard Knee System PS Tibial Bearing, 12 MM X 63/67 MM 183620 Vanguard Knee System PS Tibial…

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

Is this the product you have?

  • Knee Products183622 Vanguard Knee System PS Tibial Bearing, 12 MM X 63/67 MM 183620 Vanguard Knee System PS Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 63/67 MM 189048 Vanguard Knee System, AS Tibial Bearing, 18 MM X 67 MM 189082 Vanguard Knee System, AS Tibial Bearing, 12 MM X 75 MM
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot NumbersUDI Number 443160 Knees Vanguard Knee System PS Tibial Bearing, 12 MM X 63/67 MM (01)00880304271869(17)211230(10)443160 458440 Knees Vanguard Knee System PS Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 63/67 MM (01)00880304271852(17)220105(10)458440 376090 Knees Vanguard Knee System, AS Tibial Bearing, 18 MM X 67 MM (01)00880304436947(17)220113(10)376090 678080 Knees Vanguard Knee System, AS Tibial Bearing, 12 MM X 75 MM (01)00880304436954(17)220119(10)678080
Amount recalled
46 units

This recall covers 13 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 12 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Potential presence of elevated endotoxin levels that exceed the specification limit

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

Want the full recall guide?

The guide adds the identifying codes laid out for scanning, symptoms to watch for, a timeline, and news coverage of this recall.

Free recall alerts

Get alerted about new Biomet, Inc. recalls

One email when a matching recall is published. No account, no cost, unsubscribe in one click.

Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jun 25, 2021 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:36 PM UTC

RecallNow is not a government agency. Every fact on this page is published by the FDA, USDA or CPSC and links back to their notice.