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Vanguard® SSK 360 Knee System 185265Recalls & reported problems

Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
4
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
4
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00880304482012), received between Jun 10, 2020 and Jan 15, 2026 — classified as 4 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (2 reports).

5 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K093293); they may or may not involve this specific model.

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Reports received per month

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Detachment of Device or Device Component2
  • Loss of or Failure to Bond1
  • Unstable1

Patient problems

  • Pain3
  • Failure of Implant2
  • Fall1
  • Swelling1

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJan 15, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

    NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AT TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 24080105 ↗
  • InjuryJan 12, 2022Loss of or Failure to Bond; Loss of or Failure to Bond

    IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE THREE YEARS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO PAINFUL PATELLA AND FEMORAL LOOSENING. NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain

    MAUDE report 13235363 ↗
  • InjuryApr 6, 2021Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT KNEE REVISION APPROXIMATELY A YEAR POST-IMPLANTATION DUE TO A FEMORAL SCREW BACKING OUT.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 11620487 ↗
  • InjuryJun 10, 2020Unstable; Unstable

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING A REVISION PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN, SWELLING AND FALLING. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Fall; Pain; Swelling

    MAUDE report 10140274 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K093293. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-0723-2021 · Dec 1, 2020 · Terminated
    Vanguard 360 Revision System Posterior Augment With Bolt - Product Usage: intended for use in knee arthroplasty Item Number: 185422
  • Z-3249-2018 · Aug 2, 2018 · Terminated
    Vanguard 360 Revision Knee System 63x 10mm Universal Tibial Block Augment, Model Number 185221 Intended for use in Total Knee Arthroplasty
  • Z-3250-2018 · Aug 2, 2018 · Terminated
    Vanguard 360 Revision Knee System 75x 5mm Universal Tibial Block Augment, Model Number 185224 Intended for use in Total Knee Arthroplasty
  • Z-0003-2017 · Aug 8, 2016 · Terminated
    Vanguard 360 Revision Knee System Knee prostheses
  • Z-2242-2014 · Jul 1, 2014 · Terminated
    Vanguard 360 Femoral Boss Reamer, Label: REF 32-488474 VANGUARD 360 1NSTRUMENT FEMORAL BOSS REAMER NON-STERILE, BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS 56 EAST BELL DRIVE P.O. BOX 587 WARSAW, IN 4658

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