NexGen® 5880-90-13Recalls & reported problems
Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant
All models of NexGen (198)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024199491), received between Dec 15, 2022 and Oct 14, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (2 reports).
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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fracture2
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
- Unstable1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant2
- Pain2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 14, 2024Fracture; Unstable; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Fracture; Unstable; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A KNEE ARTHROPLASTY REVISION TO ADDRESS PAIN, INSTABILITY AND DISCOMFORT SECONDARY TO HINGE PIN LOOSENING THAT RESULTED IN FRACTURE OF THE POLYETHYLENE BOX INSERT APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MONTHS POST-OPERATIVELY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE, HOWEVER, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain
MAUDE report 20439204 ↗InjuryDec 15, 2022Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT A PREVIOUS REVISION STARTED TO FEEL A PAIN APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR 7 MONTHS POST REVISION. AT THE DIAGNOSIS, A NON-IMPLANT RELATED TUMOR OUT OF JOINT WAS SUSPECTED. A PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE THE TUMOR AND ADMINISTRATE ANTI-BIOTICS. IT WAS FOUND AT THAT TIME THE HINGE POST WAS FRACTURED AND WILL NEED REVISION TO CORRECT. NO PATIENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain
MAUDE report 15990659 ↗
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 0052200
- 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 1115-1217United 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 1115-1213United Orthopedic Corp. · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer3 recalls0 reports
- Endo-Model Modular Knee Prosthesis System 15-3816/11WALDEMAR LINK GmbH & Co. KG · Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer2 recalls6 reports
- Endo-Model Modular Knee Prosthesis System 15-3816/12WALDEMAR 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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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