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NEXGEN® TRABECULAR METAL™ 00-5490-034-10Recalls & reported problems

Zimmer Trabecular Metal Technology Inc. · Class 2 · Implant

All models of NEXGEN TRABECULAR METAL (10)

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 00889024309487), received between Nov 24, 2020 and Nov 24, 2020 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Biocompatibility” (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.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Biocompatibility2

Patient problems

  • Limited Mobility Of The Implanted Joint2
  • Pain2
  • Reaction2
  • Swelling2

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryNov 24, 2020Biocompatibility; Biocompatibility

    IT WAS REPORTED SHE HAS BEEN ENCOUNTERING PAIN, SWELLING, INFLAMMATION, AND DIFFICULTY WALKING AND EXERCISING SINCE HER REVISION SURGERY. SHE ALSO STATED SHE HAD A METAL ALLERGY TEST DONE, WHICH DETERMINED SHE IS HIGHLY ALLERGIC TO NICKEL AND COBALT CHROMIUM.

    Patient problems: Limited Mobility Of The Implanted Joint; Pain; Reaction; Swelling

    MAUDE report 10895707 ↗
  • InjuryNov 24, 2020Biocompatibility; Biocompatibility

    IT WAS REPORTED SHE HAS BEEN ENCOUNTERING PAIN, SWELLING, INFLAMMATION, AND DIFFICULTY WALKING AND EXERCISING SINCE HER REVISION SURGERY. SHE ALSO STATED SHE HAD A METAL ALLERGY TEST DONE, WHICH DETERMINED SHE IS HIGHLY ALLERGIC TO NICKEL AND COBALT CHROMIUM.

    Patient problems: Limited Mobility Of The Implanted Joint; Pain; Reaction; Swelling

    MAUDE report 10895559 ↗

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