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Vanguard Complete Knee System 195780Recalls & reported problems

Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Vanguard Complete Knee System (27)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00880304552388), received between Nov 27, 2019 and Nov 27, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.

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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • Limited Mobility Of The Implanted Joint1
  • Loss of Range of Motion1
  • Muscular Rigidity1
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryNov 27, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT REPORTED A DECREASE IN FLEXION AND INCREASE IN PAIN AND STIFFNESS APPROXIMATELY ONE-YEAR POST IMPLANTATION. NO REVISION OR INTERVENTION HAS BEEN NOTED AT THIS TIME. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: Limited Mobility Of The Implanted Joint; Loss of Range of Motion; Muscular Rigidity; Pain

    MAUDE report 9382667 ↗

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