VANGUARD INSTRUMENT 32-360520Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00880304515840), received between Aug 26, 2021 and Aug 26, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.

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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionAug 26, 2021Fracture; Fracture

  UPON REASSESSMENT OF THE REPORTED EVENT, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE NOT REPORTABLE AS THE PRODUCT WAS DETERMINED TO BE WORN, NOT FRACTURED. THE INITIAL REPORT WAS FORWARDED IN ERROR AND SHOULD BE VOIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12371024 ↗

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