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NA 00-5850-060-14Recalls & reported problems

Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant

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 00889024196247), received between Nov 17, 2022 and Jun 11, 2025 — classified as 7 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (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.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 1 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 2 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 1 reportsJun 2025: 1 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520262
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem5
  • Detachment of Device or Device Component1
  • Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
  • Material Erosion1

Patient problems

  • Unspecified Infection3
  • Failure of Implant2
  • Joint Laxity2
  • Pain2
  • Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
  • Bone Fracture(s)1
  • Bursitis1
  • Muscle/Tendon Damage1

Recent adverse event reports

The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJun 11, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THERE IS NO UPDATE TO THE PRIOR EVENT DESCRIPTION PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Pain; Pulmonary Embolism; Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 22183968 ↗
  • InjuryMay 20, 2025Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE TWO MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO INFECTION AND LOOSENING OF FEMORAL AND ARTICULAR SURFACE PROSTHESIS. NO MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 22052551 ↗
  • InjuryOct 24, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT HAD A RIGHT TOTAL ROTATING HINGE KNEE ARTHROPLASTY PERFORMED AND SUBSEQUENTLY UNDERWENT TWO REVISION SURGERIES DUE TO DISASSOCIATION OF THE HINGE POST EXTENSION AS WELL AS A QUADRICEPS TENDON REPAIR PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAS CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT PAIN WHICH INTERFERES WITH AMBULATION AND DAILY ACTIVITIES FOR TWO (2) YEARS FOLLOWING THE MOST RECENT PROCEDURE. NO ADDITIONAL MEDICAL INTERVENTION HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DATE TO ADDRESS THE CONTINUED PAIN. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Pain

    MAUDE report 20523770 ↗
  • InjuryOct 24, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT HAD A RIGHT TOTAL ROTATING HINGE KNEE ARTHROPLASTY PERFORMED AND SUBSEQUENTLY UNDERWENT TWO REVISION SURGERIES DUE TO DISASSOCIATION OF THE HINGE POST EXTENSION. APPROXIMATELY THREE (3) WEEKS FOLLOWING THE SECOND REVISION SURGERY, THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH SIGNIFICANT PREPATELLAR SWELLING AND UNDERWENT ADDITIONAL SURGERY TO REPAIR THE QUADRICEPS TENDON. DURING THE PROCEDURE, PREPATELLAR BURSITIS WAS REMOVED, AND TWO AREAS OF PARTIAL RUPTURE OF THE VASTUS MEDIALIS OFF THE QUADRICEPS TENDON WERE NOTED. THERE WERE NO CONCERNS WITH THE IMPLANTS WHICH WERE ALL RETAINED. THE TENDON WAS REPAIRED WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Bursitis; Muscle/Tendon Damage; Swelling/ Edema

    MAUDE report 20523405 ↗
  • InjuryJan 4, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, TWO MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY DUE TO INFECTION. A WASHOUT WAS PERFORMED AND THE ARTICULAR SURFACE WAS EXCHANGED. THE TIBIAL TUBERCLE TISSUE WAS ALSO REATTACHED AS THE INFECTION HAD CAUSED A PREVIOUS REPAIR PROCEDURE TO FAIL. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 18442552 ↗
  • InjuryOct 11, 2023Adverse 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: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 17914803 ↗
  • InjuryNov 17, 2022Material Erosion; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Material Erosion; Detachment of Device or Device Component

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION RIGHT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY TO REPLACE A DISASSOCIATED HINGE POST. A POLYETHYLENE BEARING WAS IMPLANTED WITH A HINGE POST PACKAGED WITH ANOTHER DEVICE. APPROXIMATELY FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION, THE HINGE POST OF THE ARTICULAR SURFACE BACKED OUT FOR A SECOND TIME. THE PATIENT AGAIN UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY TO REPLACE THE ARTICULAR SURFACE AND HINGE POST MECHANISM. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 15814934 ↗

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