Persona® Partial Knee System 42-5380-007-01Recalls & reported problems
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Persona Partial Knee System (60)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 7
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 7
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00880304812727), received between May 28, 2020 and Jun 30, 2025 — classified as 7 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth” (2 reports).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K161592); 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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth2
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
Patient problems
- Pain6
- Failure of Implant2
- Swelling/ Edema2
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Inflammation1
- Joint Laxity1
- Loss of Range of Motion1
- Numbness1
Recent adverse event reports
The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 30, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT HAD AN INITIAL LEFT UNI-COMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED PAIN, SWELLING, INSTABILITY, AND VARUS LAXITY IN EXTENSION APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YEARS POST-OP AND UNDERWENT A REVISION. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity; Pain; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 22356949 ↗InjuryJun 3, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN LEFT INITIAL KNEE SURGERY. APPROXIMATELY 2.5 YEARS POST-OP, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REVISED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 22131793 ↗InjuryNov 27, 2024Adverse 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: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 20798274 ↗InjuryApr 20, 2023Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING PAIN AND BONE SCAN DISPLAYED IMPLANT LOOSENING APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR POST IMPLANTATION. NO REVISION IS PLANNED AT THIS TIME. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain
MAUDE report 16776197 ↗InjuryOct 5, 2022Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT MEDIAL UNILATERAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS POST IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN, NUMBNESS, STIFFNESS, SWELLING, NOISE, AND DIFFICULTIES WITH MOBILITY.
Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion; Numbness; Osteolysis; Pain; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 15544245 ↗InjuryJun 30, 2022Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING PAIN AND BONE SCAN DISPLAYED IMPLANT LOOSENING APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR POST IMPLANTATION. NO REVISION IS PLANNED AT THIS TIME. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain
MAUDE report 14874088 ↗InjuryMay 28, 2020Adverse 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: Inflammation; Pain; Reaction; Swelling
MAUDE report 10096152 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K161592. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1238-2018 · Nov 29, 2017 · TerminatedPersona Partial Knee spacer block instruments; (1) 8mm block, Model Number: 42-5399-035-08; (2) 9mm block, Model Number:42-5399-035-09; (3) 10mm block, Model Number: 42-5399-035-10
- Z-0349-2018 · Jul 5, 2017 · TerminatedPersona Partial Knee System, Size 8, Finishing Guide
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER devices
- LinkSymphoKnee 880-307/21WALDEMAR LINK GmbH & Co. KG · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER2 recalls2 reports
- Scorpio 73-3710Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER2 recalls1 report
- Scorpio 73-3110Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER2 recalls0 reports
- Arthrex® AR-503-TTTEArthrex, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER1 recall14 reports
- Arthrex® AR-503-TTTJArthrex, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER1 recall9 reports
- ENGAGE 1-10011-300Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER1 recall7 reports
- Arthrex® AR-503-TTTGArthrex, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER1 recall7 reports
- ENGAGE 1-10003-400Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER1 recall6 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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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