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VANGUARD KNEE SYSTEM FEMORAL AUGMENT (2016-08-12) — recall 55742

Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2016-08-19 · Type III

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Agency
Health Canada — Medical Devices
Recall identifier
55742
Date of alert
2016-08-19
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Risk level
Type III
Risk type
recall
Product category
Medical devices
Product type
Medical devices
Notice status
Archived by the issuing authority — kept for reference
Reported risk: Zimmer Biomet is initiating a medical device recall for one production lot of the Vanguard Knee System Femoral augment due to the contents of the package not matching the product labeling. The product is labeled Vanguard Knee System Femoral rl/lm distal augment 75 x 5, but contains Vanguard Knee System Femoral ll/rm distal augment 75 x 5.
Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/vanguard-knee-system-femoral-a

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