Reported Aug 27, 2014 · Terminated

Vanguard 360 Femoral Boss Reamer, Label: REF 32-488474 VANGUARD 360 1NSTRUMENT FEMORAL BOSS REAMER NON-STERILE, BIOMET…

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?

  • Vanguard 360 Femoral Boss Reamer
  • LabelREF 32-488474 VANGUARD 360 1NSTRUMENT FEMORAL BOSS REAMER NON-STERILE, BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS 56 EAST BELL DRIVE P.O. BOX 587 WARSAW, IN 46581 USA
Lot codes and dates
  • Catalog Number32-48847 4
  • Lot Numbers
    • 022120
    • 022180
    • 162530
    • 232460
    • 475500 and 475510. 699240
    • 793350
    • 793570
  • Additional Scope
    • 065030
    • 095780
    • 164290
    • 235870
    • 253670
    • 273630
    • 308620
    • 418970
    • 420030
    • 421210
    • 570460
    • 585260
    • 619690
    • 708240
    • 711430
    • 726490
    • 816160
    • 896810
    • 929690
    • 953540
    • 968950
Amount recalled
461

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

The Vanguard 360 Femoral Boss Reamers were manufactured oversized to the print. The instrument may not fit into the mating component.

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 Oct 30, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:03 PM UTC

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