Reported Jun 3, 2020 · Terminated

Knee Products: 189260 Vanguard Knee System, CR-L Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 71 MM 189720 Vanguard Knee System,…

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 Products189260 Vanguard Knee System, CR-L Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 71 MM 189720 Vanguard Knee System, CR Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 83 MM 189320 Vanguard Knee System, CR-L Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 83 MM 189700 Vanguard Knee System, CR Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 79 MM 189704 Vanguard Knee System, CR Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 14
  • MM X 79 MM Product UsageKnee prosthesis
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot NumbersUDI Number 630770 Vanguard Knee System, CR-L Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 71 MM (01)00880304448490(17)211228(10)630770 646170 Vanguard Knee System, CR-L Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 71 MM (01)00880304448490(17)211227(10)646170 530980 Vanguard Knee System, CR Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 83 MM (01)00880304556140(17)211228(10)530980 570570 Vanguard Knee System, CR-L Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 83 MM (01)00880304448605(17)220106(10)570570 477430 Vanguard Knee System, CR Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 79 MM (01)00880304493131(17)220115(10)477430 505490 Vanguard Knee System, CR Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 14 MM X 79 MM (01)00880304556119(17)220115(10)505490
Amount recalled
11 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.

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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, 6:54 PM UTC

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