NexGen® 5880-03Recalls & reported problems
Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant
All models of NexGen (198)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024198999), received between Jan 22, 2020 and Nov 27, 2024 — classified as 4 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size” (1 report).
4 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K013385, K173057); 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 Problem2
- Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size1
- Unstable1
Patient problems
- Pain3
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Fall1
- Loss of Range of Motion1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 27, 2024Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size; Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion; Pain
MAUDE report 20797190 ↗InjurySep 29, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT'S TIBIA FRACTURED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 15503355 ↗InjurySep 29, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT LEFT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, PATIENT REPORTS PAIN, DECREASED MOBILITY, INSTABILITY, AND CANNOT WALK WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. NO REVISION PROCEDURE HAS BEEN REPORTED.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 15503258 ↗InjuryJan 22, 2020Unstable; Unstable
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A FALL AND SUFFERED PAIN AND INSTABILITY. UPON X-RAY IMAGING, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THE YOKE HAD FRACTURED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED AND ALL FRACTURED COMPONENTS WERE EXCHANGED. DURING THE REVISION, THERE WAS FLUID NOTED IN THE KNEE JOINT AND DAMAGE NOTED TO THE POLY BEARING. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Fall; Pain
MAUDE report 9616041 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K013385, K173057. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2092-2023 · May 19, 2023 · TerminatedNexGen Precoat Stemmed Tibial Plate Size 5
- Z-0321-2020 · Oct 10, 2019 · TerminatedVarious Knee Systems for knee joint arthroplasty, knee prosthesis, Item Nos. 00522000100 00522000200 00522000300 00522000400 00522006304 00522006504 00522006600 00522006800
- Z-1448-04 · Aug 3, 2004 · TerminatedZimmer brand NEXGEN Complete Knee Solution Rotating Hinge Knee Tibial Component, precoat, nonmodular, size 3, sterile, for cemented use only; Cat. No. 5880-03-02.
- Z-1447-04 · Aug 3, 2004 · TerminatedZimmer brand NEXGEN Complete Knee Solution Rotating Hinge Knee Tibial Component, precoat, nonmodular, size 2, sterile, for cemented use only; Cat. No. 5880-02-02.
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER devices
- ELEOS™ 25001208EOnkos Surgical, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER3 deaths193 reports
- ELEOS™ THSMWRS01MOnkos Surgical, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER190 reports
- "UNITED" USTAR II Hip System 1115-1413United Orthopedic Corp. · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer3 recalls3 reports
- "UNITED" USTAR II Hip System 1115-1213United Orthopedic Corp. · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer3 recalls0 reports
- "UNITED" USTAR II Hip System 1115-1417United Orthopedic Corp. · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer3 recalls0 reports
- "UNITED" USTAR II Hip System 1115-1217United Orthopedic Corp. · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer3 recalls0 reports
- Endo-Model Modular Knee Prosthesis System 15-3816/12WALDEMAR LINK GmbH & Co. KG · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer2 recalls6 reports
- Endo-Model Modular Knee Prosthesis System 15-3816/11WALDEMAR LINK GmbH & Co. KG · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer2 recalls6 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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