Persona® Trabecular Metal® 42-5028-070-01Recalls & 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
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024230835), received between Jul 14, 2021 and Sep 10, 2025 — classified as 4 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Malposition of Device” (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 Problem2
- Malposition of Device1
- Unstable1
Patient problems
- Pain2
- Adhesion(s)1
- Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
- Insufficient Information1
- Loss of Range of Motion1
- Scar Tissue1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 10, 2025Malposition of Device; Malposition of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) YEARS POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY DUE TO MALROTATION OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT AND SUBSEQUENT PATELLA TRACKING ISSUES. THE FEMORAL IMPLANT AND ARTICULAR SURFACE WERE EXCHANGED WITHOUT REPORTED COMPLICATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 23019208 ↗InjuryJan 8, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A REVISION FOR PATIENT PAIN. THE FEMUR, TIBIA, PATELLA AND POLY WERE REMOVED AND NEW REVISION PRODUCTS IMPLANTED. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 18467635 ↗InjuryApr 5, 2022Unstable; Unstable
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING PAIN, AMBULATION DIFFICULTIES, AND INSTABILITY OF THE KNEE APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS POST IMPLANTATION. NO REVISION PROCEDURE HAS BEEN SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Pain
MAUDE report 14015123 ↗InjuryJul 14, 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: Adhesion(s); Loss of Range of Motion; Scar Tissue
MAUDE report 12168080 ↗
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices
- ATTUNE 1512-14-050Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER106 reports
- ATTUNE 1504-40-205Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall53 reports
- ATTUNE 1504-40-105Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall46 reports
- ATTUNE 1547-06-001Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall37 reports
- ATTUNE 1513-12-060Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER72 reports
- Triathlon 5521-B-300Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall19 reports
- Triathlon 5531-G-709-EHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall19 reports
- ATTUNE 1512-16-080Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall16 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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