FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VANGUARD PS OPEN INTL FEM RT 75

MDR report key: 24832781 · Received April 9, 2026

Report

Report Number
0001825034-2026-00907
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 9, 2026
Date of Event
May 6, 2021
Report Date
April 9, 2026
Manufacturer
ZIMMER BIOMET, INC.
Product Code
JWH
UDI-DI
00880304270824
PMA / PMN Number
K113550
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UT, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4). D10: MEDICAL PRODUCT: VNGD PS+ TIB BRG 10X79/83 MM: CATALOG#183760, LOT#531780; BIOMET ILOK PRI TIB TRAY 79 MM: CATALOG#141215, LOT#NI; BIOMET FINNED PRI STEM 40 MM: CATALOG#141314, LOT#NI; COBALT G-HV BONE CEMENT 40GM: CATALOG#600-15-100, LOT# NI. H6: PROPOSED COMPONENT CODE: MECHANICAL (G04) - FEMUR. THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS; HOWEVER, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE REPORTED EVENT IS IN PROGRESS. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH 3500A WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED BY LEGAL THAT A PATIENT HAD AN INITIAL RIGHT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. A FEW YEARS POSTOP, THE PATIENT REPORTEDLY STEPPED ON A BOOK WHICH BROKE APART THE IMPLANTED COMPONENTS RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY AMBULATING AND PAIN AND ALLOWED THE KNEE TO BE ROTATED INDEPENDENTLY ABOVE AND BELOW THE PROSTHESIS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THREE (3) YEARS AND SEVEN (7) MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION, A REVISION OF UNKNOWN COMPONENTS WAS PERFORMED. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
895792 VANGUARD PS OPEN INTL FEM RT 75 PROSTHESIS, KNEE JWH ZIMMER BIOMET, INC. 370100 00880304270824

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Male Required Intervention| H SEE H11 NARRATIVE.