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AS VEGA System® PS NX014ZRecalls & reported problems

Aesculap AG · AS VEGA PS FEMORAL COMP.CEMENTED F6L · Class 2 · Implant

All models of AS VEGA System PS (28)

Data updated Oct 18, 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 04046963809966), received between Mar 8, 2022 and Mar 8, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1

Patient problems

  • Failure of Implant1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryMar 8, 2022Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS REPORTED TO AESCULAP AG THAT AN AS VEGA PS FEMORAL COMP.CEMENTED F6L (PART # NX014Z) WAS IMPLANTED DURING A PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2019. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, POST-OPERATION EARLY LOOSENING OF KNEE TEP IMPLANT. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2022. THE COMPLAINT DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. A REVISION SURGERY WAS NECESSARY. ALTHOUGH REQUESTED, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE. THE ADVERSE EVENT IS FILED UNDER AAG REFERENCE (B)(4). ASSOCIATED MEDWATCH-REPORTS: ((B)(4) - NX014Z); 9610612-2022-00051 ((B)(4) - NX057Z). INVOLVED COMPONENTS NX140 - VEGA PS GLIDING SURFACE T4/4+ 10MM - LOT 52437122.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 13698839 ↗

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