PERSONA® Vivacit-E® 42-5120-004-14Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00889024235083), received between Jan 10, 2022 and Jan 10, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unstable” (1 report).

2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K121771, K172524); 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

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryJan 10, 2022Unstable; Unstable

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT LEFT KNEE REVISION APPROXIMATELY SEVENTEEN MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION DUE TO INSTABILITY. DURING THE REVISION, THE PCL WAS NOTED TO HAVE FAILED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13205834 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K121771, K172524. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-1917-2016 · May 11, 2016 · Terminated
  Persona Trabecular Metal Tibia; Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate Instruments and Modular Brackets; Used to facilitate the implantation of joint replacement implants.
• Z-1266-2015 · Jan 28, 2015 · Terminated
  Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate / Persona TM Tibia-Prosthesis, Knee, Patello/Femorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Uncemented, Porous, Coated, Polymer/Metal/Polymer For use in eit