VANGUARD COMPLETE KNEE SYSTEM 195757Recalls & 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
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00880304552807), received between Jul 14, 2021 and Jan 22, 2024 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Insert” (1 report).
22 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K132873); 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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Difficult to Insert1
Patient problems
- Loss of Range of Motion1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Pain1
- Swelling/ Edema1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 22, 2024Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A KNEE PROCEDURE, THE LOCKING BAR WOULD NOT SUCCESSFULLY MATE WITH THE TIBIAL INSERT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER TIBIAL INSERT. NO ADVERSE EVENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18552388 ↗InjuryJul 14, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion; Pain; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 12165387 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K132873. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2507-2019 · Aug 15, 2019 · TerminatedXP-CR Tibial Tray - Interlok 69mm Item # 195272
- Z-2514-2019 · Aug 15, 2019 · TerminatedXP-CR Tibial Tray - Interlok 91 mm Item # 195279
- Z-2522-2019 · Aug 15, 2019 · TerminatedXP-XP Tibial Tray - Interlok 71 mm Item # 195755
- Z-2526-2019 · Aug 15, 2019 · TerminatedXP-XP Tibial Tray - Interlok 63 mm Item # 195751
- Z-2517-2019 · Aug 15, 2019 · TerminatedXP-XP Tibial Tray - Interlok 87 mm Item # 195760
- Z-2524-2019 · Aug 15, 2019 · TerminatedXP-XP Tibial Tray - Interlok 67 mm Item # 195753
- Z-2525-2019 · Aug 15, 2019 · TerminatedXP-XP Tibial Tray - Interlok 65 mm Item # 195752
- Z-2513-2019 · Aug 15, 2019 · TerminatedXP-CR Tibial Tray - Interlok 87 mm Item # 195278
- Z-2509-2019 · Aug 15, 2019 · TerminatedXP-CR Tibial Tray - Interlok 73mm Item # 195274
- Z-2504-2019 · Aug 15, 2019 · TerminatedXP-CR Tibial Tray - Interlok 63mm Item # 195269
- Z-2519-2019 · Aug 15, 2019 · TerminatedXP-XP Tibial Tray - Interlok 79 mm Item # 195758
- Z-2523-2019 · Aug 15, 2019 · TerminatedXP-XP Tibial Tray - Interlok 69 mm Item # 195754
- Z-2511-2019 · Aug 15, 2019 · TerminatedXP-CR Tibial Tray - Interlok 79 mm Item # 195276
- Z-2520-2019 · Aug 15, 2019 · TerminatedXP-XP Tibial Tray - Interlok 75 mm Item # 195757
- Z-2521-2019 · Aug 15, 2019 · TerminatedXP-XP Tibial Tray - Interlok 73 mm Item # 195756
…and 7 more.
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- BIOMET KNEE SYSTEM 141215Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Prosthesis, knee, patello/femorotibial, semi-constrained, uhmwpe, pegged, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer1 recall3 reports
- Regenerex 141358Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Prosthesis, knee, patello/femorotibial, semi-constrained, uhmwpe, pegged, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer1 recall1 report
- Vanguard Knee System 189720Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Prosthesis, knee, patello/femorotibial, semi-constrained, uhmwpe, pegged, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer1 recall0 reports
- Vanguard Knee System 189704Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Prosthesis, knee, patello/femorotibial, semi-constrained, uhmwpe, pegged, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer1 recall0 reports
- Vanguard Knee System 189320Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Prosthesis, knee, patello/femorotibial, semi-constrained, uhmwpe, pegged, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer1 recall0 reports
- Vanguard Knee System EP-183608Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Prosthesis, knee, patello/femorotibial, semi-constrained, uhmwpe, pegged, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer1 recall0 reports
- Biomet® 360 Knee System 185204Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Prosthesis, knee, patello/femorotibial, semi-constrained, uhmwpe, pegged, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer5 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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