—#149741

Product

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.

FDA product code: JWH — Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Polymer/Metal/Polymer
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Orthopedic
510(k) numbers: K023546
Affected lot / code info: Item Number 184108 Lot Number 183410 Exp. 8/27/2025

Why it was recalled

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.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Labeling mix-ups

Action the firm took

On 8/9/2016, URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL REMOVAL notifications were sent to the affected consignees via courier. The recall notification included a description of the reason for the recall, affected product, consignee responsibilities, and instructions for responding to the formal recall notification. If after reviewing this notice you have further questions or concerns please call 1-800-348-9500 ext. 1251 between 8:00 am and 5:00pm EST, Monday through Friday. Calls received outside of operating hours will receive a call back the next business day. Alternatively, your questions may be sent by email to CPWARFieldAction@zimmerbiomet.com.

Recalling firm

Firm: Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Address: 56 E Bell Dr, Warsaw, Indiana 46582-6989

Distribution

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

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2016-08-09
Posted by FDA: 2016-10-18
Terminated: 2017-05-17
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #149741. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.