Persona® Trabecular Metal® 42-5028-060-02Recalls & reported problems
Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Persona Trabecular Metal (57)
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 00889024230743), received between Feb 7, 2020 and Sep 6, 2024 — classified as 5 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Patient Device Interaction Problem” (1 report).
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 Problem3
- Patient Device Interaction Problem1
- Unstable1
Patient problems
- Pain4
- Swelling/ Edema2
- Damage to Ligament(s)1
- Joint Laxity1
- Loss of Range of Motion1
- Thrombosis/Thrombus1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 6, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AT TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Pain; Swelling/ Edema; Thrombosis/Thrombus
MAUDE report 20156219 ↗InjuryMay 15, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. A FEW DAYS FOLLOWING THE SURGERY, WHILE THE PATIENT WAS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL, THEY MIS-STEPPED AND TORE MULTIPLE LIGAMENTS. PATIENT WAS REVISED A WEEK POST-IMPLANTATION DUE TO LIGAMENT AND SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE.
Patient problems: Damage to Ligament(s)
MAUDE report 19323078 ↗InjurySep 6, 2022Unstable; Unstable
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL RIGHT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. APPROXIMATELY 11 MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN, INSTABILITY, AND TIBIAL SUBSIDENCE. ALL COMPONENTS WERE EXCHANGED.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity; Pain
MAUDE report 15361584 ↗InjuryOct 1, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE SEVEN MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO PAIN AND SWELLING. DURING REVISION PROCEDURE, SURGEON NOTED CLEAR SYNOVIAL FLUID, BUT THAT SYNOVIUM WAS INFLAMED AND SENT TISSUE BIOPSY¿S FOR EVALUATION. HE ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE BONE IN GROWTH IN THE TIBIAL BASE PLATE AND FEMUR PROSTHESIS. ATTEMPT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN MADE, BUT NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Pain; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 12561556 ↗InjuryFeb 7, 2020Patient Device Interaction Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING STIFFNESS AND CONSEQUENTLY UNDERWENT A MANIPULATION UNDER ANESTHESIA WITH INJECTION OF THE RIGHT KNEE. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS POST MANIPULATION, THE PATIENT'S SWELLING HAD REPORTEDLY RESOLVED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion; Pain
MAUDE report 9681152 ↗
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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