FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.: Vanguard Complete Knee System, Vanguard CR Lipped Tibial Bearing 10x71/75, Item Number: 183540 Product Usage: For use in total knee arthroplasty
- Recall number
- Z-0674-2018
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
- Product
- Vanguard Complete Knee System, Vanguard CR Lipped Tibial Bearing 10x71/75, Item Number: 183540 Product Usage: For use in total knee arthroplasty
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-09-29
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2019-04-17
- Reason
- Knee implant components (tibial bearings) are labeled with the incorrect size.
- Root cause
- Labeling mix-ups
- Action
- Zimmer Biomet sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated September 29, 2017 to their customers. The letter identified the affected product, problems and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to remove the affected product from inventory and provide to their Zimmer sales representative or, if the consignee is a distributor, to ship the affected product back to Zimmer. Consignees were also asked to complete a recall response form and send this back to the firm. Returns are being physically destroyed. If you have further questions or concerns after reviewing this notice, please call customer service at 574-371-3071 between 8:00 am and 5:00pm EST, Monday through Friday. Calls received outside of call center operating hours will receive a voicemail prompt or be transferred to an on-call representative in the event of an emergency. Alternatively, your questions may be emailed to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com.
- Quantity
- 24
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of CA, GA, KS, LA, MA, MI, MN, OH, TX, VA, WA, WI, and the countries of Netherlands
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Number: 473290, Exp. Date 5/19/2022
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K023546"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JWH
- Firm FEI
- 1825034
- Firm city
- Warsaw
- Firm state
- IN
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28