Reported Jun 3, 2020 · Terminated

Knee Products: 184762 Knees Vanguard Knee System, Series-A Standard Patella, 28 MM; 184764 Knees 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 Products
    • 184762 Knees Vanguard Knee System
    • Series-A Standard Patella
    • 28 MM
    • 184764 Knees Vanguard Knee System
    • Series-A Standard Patella
    • 31
  • MM Product UsageKnee prosthesis
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot Numbers
    • UDI Number 508390 Vanguard Knee System
    • Series-A Standard Patella
    • 28 MM (01)00880304431638(17)211218(10)508390
    • 309810 Vanguard Knee System
    • Series-A Standard Patella
    • 31 MM (01)00880304431317(17)211228(10)309810
Amount recalled
91 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, 6:13 PM UTC

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