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Vanguard® SSK 360 Knee System 185283Recalls & reported problems

Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant

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

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
2
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00880304482104), received between Apr 1, 2021 and Jul 24, 2023 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (1 report).

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.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Fracture1
  • Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
  • Migration or Expulsion of Device1

Patient problems

  • Failure of Implant1
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJul 24, 2023Fracture; Fracture

    IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE DUE TO FRACTURED SCREW IN KNEE. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 17384167 ↗
  • InjuryApr 1, 2021Migration or Expulsion of Device; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Migration or Expulsion of Device; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT LEFT KNEE WAS REVISED DUE TO THE FEMORAL SCREW FOR 360 FEMUR BECAME LOOSE AND MIGRATED INTO THE JOINT, REQUIRING A REVISION SURGERY TO REMOVE SCREW AND REPLACE THE POLY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 11601654 ↗

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-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-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-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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