FDA Recall Terminated

Vanguard 360 Femoral Boss Reamer, Label: REF 32-488474 VANGUARD 360 1NSTRUMENT FEMORAL BOSS REAMER NON-STERILE, BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS 56 EAST BELL DRIVE P.O. BOX 587 WARSAW, IN 46581 USA

Recall: Z-2242-2014 · Initiated July 1, 2014

Recall

Recall Number
Z-2242-2014
Event Number
68931
Firm
Biomet, Inc.
FEI Number
1825034
Product Code
JWH
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Process change control
Initiated
July 1, 2014
Posted
August 15, 2014
Terminated
October 30, 2015
Address
56 E Bell Dr, Warsaw, IN, 46582-6989

Description

Vanguard 360 Femoral Boss Reamer, Label: REF 32-488474 VANGUARD 360 1NSTRUMENT FEMORAL BOSS REAMER NON-STERILE, BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS 56 EAST BELL DRIVE P.O. BOX 587 WARSAW, IN 46581 USA

Reason

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

Action

Urgent Medical Device Recall Notices dated July 15, 2014 were mailed with verification of delivery via FedEx. Response forms were provided to all consignees in order for Biomet to track returns. The letters informed the consignees to return the devices to Biomet and conduct a sub-recall sending the recall letter to all customers.

Distribution

California, IA, FL, MD, UT, SC, AL, IL, CO, MA, KS, GA, WA, NV, AR, NH, OK,Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, Virginia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Arizona, Indiana, South Dakota, Missouri & Montana. In addition to Korea, B.V., Japan, Puerto Rico, UK, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, & Canada

Quantity

461