FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Vanguard Distal Femoral Augment 75 X 5 RL/LM Product Usage:  Painful and disabled knee joint resulting from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic arthritis where one or more compartments are involved.  Correction of varus, valgus, or posttraumatic deformity.  Correction or revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or failure of previous joint replacement procedure.  The device is a single use implant intended for implantation with bone cement.

Recall: Z-0111-2017 · Reported October 26, 2016

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0111-2017
Event ID
75237
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
October 26, 2016
Initiation Date
August 9, 2016
Classification Date
October 17, 2016
Termination Date
May 17, 2017
Address
56 E Bell Dr, N/A, Warsaw, IN, 46582-6989, United States

Description

Vanguard Distal Femoral Augment 75 X 5 RL/LM Product Usage:  Painful and disabled knee joint resulting from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic arthritis where one or more compartments are involved.  Correction of varus, valgus, or posttraumatic deformity.  Correction or revision of unsuccessful osteotomy, arthrodesis, or failure of previous joint replacement procedure.  The device is a single use implant intended for implantation with bone cement.

Reason

Contents of the package do not match the product labeling. Product is labeled: Vanguard Distal Femoral Augment 75 X 5 RL/LM Carton contains: Vanguard Distal Femoral Augment 75 X 5 LL/RM Risks: Adverse health outcomes that could occur as a result of this event are a delay less than 30 minutes and a different size augment being used to complete the procedure. As the augment will not assemble with femoral component due to its shape, it would be easily identified during surgery.

Code Info

Item Number 184108 Lot Number 183410 Exp. 8/27/2025

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of NJ, MI, FL and the countries of Sweden and Canada.

Quantity

5