PERSONA® 42-5000-056-01Recalls & reported problems
Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant
All models of PERSONA (364)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024228696), received between Aug 27, 2021 and Feb 17, 2023 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Patient Device Interaction Problem” (1 report).
39 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K113369); 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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Patient Device Interaction Problem1
Patient problems
- Loss of Range of Motion3
- Ambulation or Postural Difficulties2
- Pain2
- Adhesion(s)1
- Burning Sensation1
- Hyperresponsive to stimuli1
- Scar Tissue1
- Swelling/ Edema1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 17, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT MANIPULATION UNDER ANESTHESIA APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO LIMITED ROM, DISCOMFORT, AND ISSUES COMPLETING ADLS. INCREASED FLEXION AND EXTENSION WERE ACHIEVED, AND ALL COMPONENTS REMAIN IMPLANTED. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Adhesion(s); Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Loss of Range of Motion; Pain; Scar Tissue
MAUDE report 16397869 ↗InjuryFeb 15, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME EXPERIENCING PAIN, SWELLING, DIFFICULTIES WITH ROM, AND HYPERSENSITIVITY APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS POST IMPLANTATION ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Burning Sensation; Hyperresponsive to stimuli; Loss of Range of Motion; Pain; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 16378186 ↗InjuryAug 27, 2021Patient Device Interaction Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY ON THE LEFT FEMORAL COMPONENT APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO AN INABILITY TO EXTEND THE KNEE PAST 15DEGREES. THE FEMORAL COMPONENT WAS REPLACED WITH A SMALLER SIZE WITHOUT COMPLICATION.
Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion
MAUDE report 12377503 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K113369. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1808-2018 · Aug 7, 2017 · TerminatedPersona Cemented Tibial SZ PLT Size H Right, Item Number 42539908302 For use during orthopaedic surgery for implantation of a prosthesis.
- Z-1805-2018 · Aug 7, 2017 · TerminatedPersona Stemmed Tibial Provisional Size H Left, Item Number 42532108301 For use during orthopaedic surgery for implantation of a prosthesis.
- Z-1806-2018 · Aug 7, 2017 · TerminatedPersona Stemmed Tibial Provisional Size H Right, Item Number 42532108302 For use during orthopaedic surgery for implantation of a prosthesis.
- Z-1807-2018 · Aug 7, 2017 · TerminatedPersona Cemented Tibial SZ PLT Size H Left, Item Number 42539908301 For use during orthopaedic surgery for implantation of a prosthesis.
- Z-1340-2016 · Mar 17, 2016 · TerminatedPersona The Personalized Knee System Articular Surface Posterior Stabilized (PS) Left Height 14mm Sterile. For use in total knee arthroplasty. REF 42-5114-005-14
- Z-1341-2016 · Mar 17, 2016 · TerminatedPersona The Personalized Knee System Articular Surface Posterior Stabilized (PS) Left Height 18mm Sterile For use in total knee arthroplasty. REF 42-5114-008-18
- Z-1157-2016 · Jan 11, 2016 · TerminatedProduct 59 consists of all product under product code: JWH and same usage: Item no: 42540000026 PSN ALL POLY PAT PLY 26MM 42540000029 PSN ALL POLY PAT PLY 29MM 42540000032 PSN ALL
- Z-1360-2015 · Mar 10, 2015 · TerminatedBrand Name: Persona Anterior Referencing Sizer with Locking Boom The Persona Anterior Referencing Sizer is a sterilizable instrument intended for use in multiple total knee arthrop
- Z-0853-2015 · Dec 4, 2014 · TerminatedPersona Cemented Tibial Broach Inserter/Extractor. The Persona Cemented Tibial Broach Inserter/Extractor Handle is a Use sterilizable instrument intended for use In multiple TKA p
- Z-1042-2015 · Nov 25, 2014 · TerminatedZimmer PERSONA Tibial Articular Surface Inserter; Item # 42-5299-001-00. Manual surgical instrument for knee arthroplasty (orthopedic).
- Z-0198-2015 · Oct 9, 2014 · TerminatedPersona Stemmed 5 Degree Cemented Tibia Product Usage: This device is indicated for patients with severe knee pain and disability due to: Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, t
- Z-0123-2015 · Oct 7, 2014 · TerminatedThe Persona Tibial Articular Surface Inserter is a sterilizable instrument intended for use in multiple total knee arthroplasty procedures. Per the Persona Surgical technique, the
- Z-2579-2014 · Aug 7, 2014 · TerminatedPERSONA The Personalized Knee System PS Tibial Articular Surface Provisional Left with Size 3-5 CD Top; Size 6-9 CD Top; Size 3-5 EF Top; Size 6-9 EF Top; Size 10-11 EF Top; Size 6
- Z-2576-2014 · Aug 7, 2014 · TerminatedPERSONA The Personalized Knee System Constrained Posterior Stabilized Tibial Articular Surface Provisional TOP with the following: L 3-5 CD; L 6-9 CD; L 3-5 EF; L 6-9 EF; L 10-11 E
- Z-2578-2014 · Aug 7, 2014 · TerminatedPERSONA The Personalized Knee System Tibial Articular Surface Provisional Left with the following: Size CD +0 mm Thickness Bottom(TB); Size CD +6 mm Thickness Bottom; Size EF +0 m
…and 24 more.
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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