NexGen® 5988-04-10Recalls & 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
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00889024220348), received between Apr 15, 2020 and Apr 15, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth” (1 report).
4 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K152494, K173057, K963148); 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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
- Migration1
Patient problems
- Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
- No Code Available1
- Pain1
- Scar Tissue1
- Swelling1
- Swelling/ Edema1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 15, 2020Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Migration; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Migration
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; No Code Available; Pain; Scar Tissue; Swelling; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 9962909 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K152494, K173057, K963148. 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-0630-2019 · Oct 31, 2018 · TerminatedNexGen Complete Knee Solution Femoral Augment Block Distal only, 15mm, Size E with Screw Item Number: 00599003523 NexGen Distal Femoral Augment Block is used when femoral compo
- Z-0209-2007 · Oct 12, 2006 · TerminatedZimmer NexGen Complete Knee Solution Legacy Knee Tibial Component, 3 degree, fluted, size 4, stemmed option, for cemented use only, tivanium TI-6AL-4V alloy/UHMWPE, sterile; Catalo
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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