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Vanguard Complete Knee System 195271Recalls & 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 00880304553149), received between Aug 4, 2022 and Aug 4, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.

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

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

  • Migration1

Patient problems

  • Failure of Implant1
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryAug 4, 2022Migration; Migration

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING RIGHT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY, THE PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING PAIN AND MIGRATION OF THE TIBIAL LOCKING BAR APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) YEARS POST-OPERATIVELY. A REVISION PROCEDURE IS PLANNED AT THIS TIME; HOWEVER, NO REVISION PROCEDURE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DATE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE, HOWEVER, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain

    MAUDE report 15165275 ↗

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