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TRABECULAR METAL® 00-5450-018-30Recalls & reported problems

Zimmer Trabecular Metal Technology Inc. · Class 2 · Implant

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

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

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024308404), received between Jul 20, 2020 and Jul 20, 2020 — classified as 2 injuries.

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

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2

Patient problems

  • Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction2
  • Pain2
  • Swelling2

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJul 20, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PATIENT HAS STATED THAT HER KNEE HAS LONG BEEN SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL. THE PATIENT ASKS FOR INFORMATION ON THE COMPOSITION OF THE MATERIAL OF IMPLANTS IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE IS AN ALLERGIC PROBLEM AND PERFORM A TARGETED TEST.

    Patient problems: Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction; Pain; Swelling

    MAUDE report 10295458 ↗
  • InjuryJul 20, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PATIENT HAS STATED THAT HER KNEE HAS LONG BEEN SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL. THE PATIENT ASKS FOR INFORMATION ON THE COMPOSITION OF THE MATERIAL OF IMPLANTS IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE IS AN ALLERGIC PROBLEM AND PERFORM A TARGETED TEST.

    Patient problems: Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction; Pain; Swelling

    MAUDE report 10295441 ↗

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