NexGen® Prolong® 00-5972-066-32Recalls & reported problems
Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024215207), received between Jun 2, 2021 and May 2, 2025 — classified as 5 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (2 reports).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K072281, 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
- Fracture2
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Unstable1
Patient problems
- Pain3
- Loss of Range of Motion2
- Adhesion(s)1
- Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
- Arthritis1
- Arthrofibrosis1
- Failure of Implant1
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 2, 2025Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
UPON RECEIVING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF THE REPORTED EVENT, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE NOT REPORTABLE AS THERE ARE NO ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THIS DEVICE. THE INITIAL REPORT SHOULD BE VOIDED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21950884 ↗InjuryApr 29, 2025Adverse 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: Adhesion(s); Arthrofibrosis; Loss of Range of Motion; Pain
MAUDE report 21925742 ↗InjuryMar 30, 2023Fracture; Unstable; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Fracture; Unstable; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Arthritis; Failure of Implant; Joint Dislocation; Joint Laxity; Pain
MAUDE report 16652320 ↗InjuryJun 14, 2022Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT KNEE PROCEDURE. SURGEON RECENTLY (APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS POST PROCEDURE) DID AN ARTHROSCOPY ON THE SAME KNEE. NOT SURE WHY HE DID THE SCOPE, BUT DURING THE SCOPE PROCEDURE, HE NOTICED A SMALL PIECE OF POLY DEBRIS. THE SINGLE PIECE OF DEBRIS WAS REMOVED. THE PATIENT AND DR. HCP WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF WE MAYBE HAD ANY REPORTS OF THIS PARTICULAR LOT OF PATELLAS. THE PATELLA WASN'T REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14687023 ↗InjuryJun 2, 2021Adverse 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: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Loss of Range of Motion; Muscle/Tendon Damage; Pain; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 11923922 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K072281, 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
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices
- ATTUNE 1506-00-005Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER589 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-004Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER580 reports
- JOURNEY 74012812Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER502 reports
- JOURNEY 74011856Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER438 reports
- PERSONA™ 42-5099-094-00Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER406 reports
- JOURNEY 74011857Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER388 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-007Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER288 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-003Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER271 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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