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PERSONA™ 42-5099-025-25Recalls & reported problems

Zimmer, Inc. · Class 1

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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
4
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
2
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024232532), received between Dec 17, 2019 and Apr 30, 2025 — classified as 2 injuries, 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping” (2 reports).

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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 1 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 1 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping2
  • Fracture1
  • Malposition of Device1
  • Unstable1

Patient problems

  • Adhesion(s)1
  • Bacterial Infection1
  • Deformity/ Disfigurement1
  • Foreign Body In Patient1
  • Joint Contracture1
  • Joint effusion1
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionApr 30, 2025Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping; Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PINK FOREIGN OBJECT HAD BEEN FOUND INSIDE THE PLASTIC BAG THAT CONTAINED THE STERILE SCREWS. IT WAS DISCOVERED IMMEDIATELY AFTER OPENING THE BAG. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 21935095 ↗
  • InjuryMar 18, 2024Unstable; Malposition of Device; Unstable; Malposition of Device

    IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT REPORTS PAIN, INTERMITTENT SWELLING, AND DEFORMITY SINCE SURGERY AND THEN BEGAN EXPERIENCING INSTABILITY, AND A FLEXION CONTRACTURE. RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING DISPLAYED LUCENCY OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT AND PATELLAR BUTTON AND 12 DEGREES VARUS ALIGNMENT OF THE TIBIAL COMPONENT. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR POST IMPLANTATION THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION FOR INSTABILITY, ARTHROFIBROSIS, AND MALALIGNMENT. ALL COMPONENTS, EXCEPT THE PATELLA, WERE REVISED WITHOUT COMPLICATION. DURING THE SURGERY, CULTURES WERE TAKEN AND LATER, ONE OF THE CULTURES FROM THE FEMORAL MEMBRANE, GREW EVIDENCE OF PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES. THE PATIENT WAS PLACED ON A THREE-MONTH COURSE OF ORAL DOXYCYCLINE. THE PATIENT HAS CONTINUED THROUGH THE STUDY WITHOUT ONGOING INFECTION RELATED COMPLICATIONS.

    Patient problems: Adhesion(s); Bacterial Infection; Deformity/ Disfigurement; Joint Contracture; Joint effusion; Pain; Scar Tissue

    MAUDE report 18924835 ↗
  • InjuryJun 19, 2023Fracture; Fracture

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING REMOVAL, THE HEAD OF THE HEXAGONAL FEMALE WAS DAMAGED AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. IT REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

    MAUDE report 17154125 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 17, 2019Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping; Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN THE CUSTOMER OPENED THE PACKAGE, THERE WAS FOREIGN MATTER INSIDE THE STERILE PACKAGE. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

    MAUDE report 9480405 ↗

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