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Vanguard® Vivacit-E® VE189102Recalls & reported problems

Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Vanguard Vivacit-E (17)

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 00889024564657), received between Oct 12, 2022 and Oct 12, 2022 — 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

  • Damage to Ligament(s)1
  • Fall1
  • Joint Laxity1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryOct 12, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT KNEE SURGERY. APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO A HINGED KNEE TO RESTORE STABILITY FOR A TORN MCL WHICH THE PATIENT SUFFERED FROM A FALL. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Damage to Ligament(s); Fall; Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 15586711 ↗

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