Zimmer® Nexel® Total Elbow 00-8400-056-20Recalls & reported problems
Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Zimmer Nexel Total Elbow (13)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00889024271432), received between Sep 18, 2024 and Sep 18, 2024 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (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
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
- Nodule1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 18, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT STATES SHE HAS HAD A LARGE KNOT ON THE POSTERIOR ASPECT OF HER ELBOW. SHE SAYS IT HURTS WHEN SHE TRIES TO MOVE THE ELBOW AND HAS NOT BEEN LIFTING WITH IT AT ALL. AFTER FURTHER IMAGING, A CT SCAN REVEALED CIRCUMFERENTIAL LUCENCY AROUND THE LENGTH OF THE ULNAR COMPONENT CONCERNING FOR LOOSENING. THE SURGEON DISCUSSED CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT, BUT THE PATIENT ELECTED TO PROCEED WITH A SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO REDUCE PAIN, IMPROVE FUNCTION, AND DECREASE THE RISK OF PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE. THE REVISION IS SCHEDULED FOR A FUTURE DATE; NO FURTHER INTERVENTION HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DATE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Nodule; Pain
MAUDE report 20248705 ↗
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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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