Reported Jun 20, 2018 · Terminated

Vanguard Knee System PS Tibial Bearing, Part Number 183621 Intended for use in knee joint replacement procedures.

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

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  • Vanguard Knee System PS Tibial Bearing, Part Number 183621 Intended for use in knee joint replacement procedures.
Lot codes and dates

15 of 15 products

Products covered by this recall
#BarcodesProduct as published
100880304673885(01)00880304673885(17)230222(10)120150, Lot Number: 120150
200880304673885UDI: (01)00880304673885(17)201203(10)140700, Lot Number: 140700
300880304673885UDI: (01)00880304673885(17)211125(10)173480, Lot Number: 173480
400880304673885UDI: (01)00880304673885(17)210520(10)205730, Lot Number: 205730
500880304673885UDI: (01)00880304673885(17)210822(10)294370, Lot Number: 294370
600880304673885UDI: (01)00880304673885(17)210310(10)338750, Lot Number: 338750
700880304673885UDI: (01)00880304673885(17)210902(10)421970, Lot Number: 421970
800880304673885UDI: (01)00880304673885(17)210916(10)516680, Lot Number: 516680
900880304673885UDI: (01)00880304673885(17)210411(10)678370, Lot Number: 678370
1000880304673885UDI: (01)00880304673885(17)220603(10)700470, Lot Number: 700470
1100880304673885UDI: (01)00880304673885(17)201015(10)722060, Lot Number: 722060
1200880304673885UDI: (01)00880304673885(17)230130(10)775330, Lot Number: 775330
1300880304673885UDI: (01)00880304673885(17)220620(10)858220, Lot Number: 858220
1400880304673885UDI: (01)00880304673885(17)211101(10)888080, Lot Number: 888080
1500880304673885UDI: (01)00880304673885(17)220221(10)992290, Lot Number: 992290
Amount recalled
169

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

The label master file was errantly set up as a 63/37mm instead of a 63/67mm. There is no 63/37 size offered, and the product is laser marked with the correct size.

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 Nov 21, 2019 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:20 PM UTC

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