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 Class 2 Device Recallsee related information
Date Initiated by FirmApril 17, 2020
Create DateMay 28, 2020
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on June 25, 2021
Recall NumberZ-2151-2020
Recall Event ID 85524
510(K)NumberK060525 
Product Classification Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer - Product Code JWH
ProductKnee Products: 189260 Vanguard Knee System, CR-L Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 71 MM 189720 Vanguard Knee System, CR Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 83 MM 189320 Vanguard Knee System, CR-L Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 83 MM 189700 Vanguard Knee System, CR Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 79 MM 189704 Vanguard Knee System, CR Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 14 MM X 79 MM Product Usage: Knee prosthesis
Code Information Lot Numbers: UDI Number 630770 Vanguard Knee System, CR-L Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 71 MM (01)00880304448490(17)211228(10)630770 646170 Vanguard Knee System, CR-L Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 71 MM (01)00880304448490(17)211227(10)646170 530980 Vanguard Knee System, CR Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 83 MM (01)00880304556140(17)211228(10)530980 570570 Vanguard Knee System, CR-L Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 83 MM (01)00880304448605(17)220106(10)570570 477430 Vanguard Knee System, CR Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 10 MM X 79 MM (01)00880304493131(17)220115(10)477430 505490 Vanguard Knee System, CR Mono Lock Tibial Bearing, 14 MM X 79 MM (01)00880304556119(17)220115(10)505490 
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer
Biomet, Inc.
56 E Bell Dr
Warsaw IN 46582-6989
For Additional Information Contact411 Technical Services
574-371-3071
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall
Potential presence of elevated endotoxin levels that exceed the specification limit
FDA Determined
Cause 2
Process control
ActionZimmer 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
Quantity in Commerce11 units
DistributionWorldwide 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.
Total Product Life CycleTPLC Device Report

1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
510(K) Database510(K)s with Product Code = JWH
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