—#181188

Product

Knee Products: US154709 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, B8 US154722 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Left Medial/Right Lateral, D5 US154725 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, D6 US154705 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, B6 US154707 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, B7 US154713 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, C5 US154719 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, C8 US154720 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Left Medial/Right Lateral, D4 US154721 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, D4 US154723 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, D5 US154725 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, D6 US154727 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, D7 US154727 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, D7 US154731 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, E4 US154735 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, E6 US154745 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, A6 US154745 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, A6 US154746 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Left Medial/Right Lateral, A7 US154711 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, C4 US154734 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Left Medial/Right Lateral, E6 US154730 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Left Medial/Right Lateral, E4 US154711 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, C4 Product Usage: Knee prosthesis

FDA product code: HRY — Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Orthopedic
510(k) numbers: K042093
Affected lot / code info: Lot Numbers: UDI Number 570440 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, B8 (01)00880304180703(17)211219(10)570440 548700 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Left Medial/Right Lateral, D5 (01)00880304180833(17)211219(10)548700 560400 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, D6 (01)00880304180864(17)211221(10)560400 630710 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, B6 (01)00880304180666(17)211223(10)630710 570430 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, B7 (01)00880304180680(17)211226(10)570430 690010 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, C5 (01)00880304180741(17)211220(10)690010 560370 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, C8 (01)00880304180802(17)211226(10)560370 630720 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Left Medial/Right Lateral, D4 (01)00880304180819(17)211226(10)630720 548690 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, D4 (01)00880304180826(17)211227(10)548690 560390 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, D5 (01)00880304180840(17)211227(10)560390 570450 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, D6 (01)00880304180864(17)211223(10)570450 548720 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, D7 (01)00880304180888(17)211226(10)548720 560410 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, D7 (01)00880304180888(17)211227(10)560410 697350 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, E4 (01)00880304180925(17)211223(10)697350 615650 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, E6 (01)00880304180963(17)211226(10)615650 560420 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, A6 (01)00880304181069(17)211223(10)560420 630740 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, A6 (01)00880304181069(17)211228(10)630740 570420 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Left Medial/Right Lateral, A7 (01)00880304181076(17)211228(10)570420 463400 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, C4 (01)00880304180727(17)211229(10)463400 630700 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Left Medial/Right Lateral, E6 (01)00880304180956(17)220107(10)630700 697340 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Left Medial/Right Lateral, E4 (01)00880304180918(17)220116(10)697340 455810 Knees Vanguard M Partial Knee System MonoBlock Tibial Tray, Right Medial/Left Lateral, C4 (01)00880304180727(17)220119(10)455810

Why it was recalled

Potential presence of elevated endotoxin levels that exceed the specification limit

Root cause (FDA determination)

Process control

Action the firm took

Zimmer Biomet issued Urgent Medical Device recall letter dated April 17, 2002 to distributors with direct sales and/or field inventory via email and traceable letter sent via FedEx. Hospitals with direct sales or current inventory, as well as hospitals that have consumed products will be notified via FedEx. Surgeons that have consumed products will be notified via FedEx. Action to take: 1. Review this notification and ensure that affected team members are aware of the contents. 2. Immediately locate and quarantine affected product in your inventory. 3. Immediately return all affected product from your distributorship and from affected hospitals within your territory. a. Complete Attachment 1 Inventory Return Certification Form and send to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com within three (3) days. This form must be returned even if you do not have affected products available to return in your territory. b. For international returns, request an IRA by emailing zimmerbiometintlirarequests@zimmerbiomet.com c. For each return, send a copy of Attachment 1 to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. CF04107 Rev. 4, Eff. Date: 16 Jul 2019 Ref. CP04102 Field Action Activities d. Include a hardcopy of Attachment 1 in each carton of your return shipment for immediate processing. e. Mark RECALL on the outside of the returned cartons. 4. Return the Additional Accounts form to CorporateQuality.PostMarket@zimmerbiomet.com. a. Review the list of hospitals and/or surgeons included with the email notification sent to your facility, which includes a list of hospitals and/or surgeons that have already been notified of this recall. b. Identify whether there are any additional hospitals and/or surgeons that Zimmer Biomet has not notified and list these accounts on the Additional Accounts form. Please provide the form in Excel format. c. If there are no additional accounts or surgeons to notify, please indicate that there are no additional accounts, or i

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution and the countries of Canada, AHMADABAD, GUJARAT, BANGKOK, BELROSE NSW, BUENOS AIRES, CHILE, COSTA RICA, HIRATSUKA CITY, HUECHURABA SANTIAGO, INDIA, JAPAN, MEXICO DF, NETHERLANDS, PICHINCHA, EC, SAN JOSE, SINGAPORE, TAIWAN, THAILAND, YONGSAN-GU SEOUL.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2020-04-17
Terminated: 2021-06-25
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #181188. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.