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Device 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.

Z-0111-2017

August 09, 2016

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Zimmer Biomet, Inc.
Event
Event 75237
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
5
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0111-2017

Official wording

Reason: 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.

Code information: Item Number 184108 Lot Number 183410 Exp. 8/27/2025

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

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    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.