Reported Jun 3, 2020 · Terminated

Knee Products: 183742 Vanguard Knee System, PS+ Tibial Bearing, 12 MM, 71/75 MM EP-183608 Vanguard Knee System, PS…

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 Products
    • 183742 Vanguard Knee System
    • PS+ Tibial Bearing
    • 12 MM
    • 71/75 MM EP-183608 Vanguard Knee System
    • PS Tibial Bearing
    • E1 Infused
    • 18 MM X 59 MM EP-183608 Vanguard Knee System
    • PS Tibial Bearing
    • E1 Infused
    • 18 MM X 59 MM 183744 Vanguard Knee System
    • PS+ Tibial Bearing
    • 14 MM
    • 71/75 MM 183742 Vanguard Knee System
    • PS+ Tibial Bearing
    • 12 MM
    • 71/75 MM EP-183608 Vanguard Knee System
    • PS Tibial Bearing
    • E1 Infused
    • 18 MM X 59 MM EP-183608 Vanguard Knee System
    • PS Tibial Bearing
    • E1 Infused
    • 18
  • MM X 59 MM Product UsageKnee prosthesis
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot NumbersUDI Number 294130 Knees Vanguard Knee System, PS+ Tibial Bearing, 12 MM, 71/75 MM (01)00880304438262(17)211219(10)294130 509970 Knees Vanguard Knee System, PS Tibial Bearing, E1 Infused, 18 MM X 59 MM (01)00880304476714(17)211230(10)509970 509990 Knees Vanguard Knee System, PS Tibial Bearing, E1 Infused, 18 MM X 59 MM (01)00880304476714(17)220103(10)509990 175980 Knees Vanguard Knee System, PS+ Tibial Bearing, 14 MM, 71/75 MM (01)00880304438354(17)220114(10)175980 294130R Knees Vanguard Knee System, PS+ Tibial Bearing, 12 MM, 71/75 MM (01)00880304438262(17)211219(10)294130R 509970R Knees Vanguard Knee System, PS Tibial Bearing, E1 Infused, 18 MM X 59 MM (01)00880304476714(17)211230(10)509970R 509990R Knees Vanguard Knee System, PS Tibial Bearing, E1 Infused, 18 MM X 59 MM (01)00880304476714(17)220103(10)509990R
Amount recalled
93 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, 6:11 PM UTC

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