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PERSONA® Vivacit-E® 42-5121-005-20Recalls & reported problems

Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant

All models of PERSONA Vivacit-E (285)

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 00889024469129), received between Sep 15, 2021 and Sep 15, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

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 Problem1

Patient problems

  • Adhesion(s)1
  • Loss of Range of Motion1
  • Scar Tissue1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjurySep 15, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS POST IMPLANTATION THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A MANIPULATION UNDER ANESTHESIA DUE TO ARTHROFIBROSIS. AT THE FOLLOWING VISIT, THE PATIENT SHOWED IMPROVED RANGE OF MOTION.

    Patient problems: Adhesion(s); Loss of Range of Motion; Scar Tissue

    MAUDE report 12477631 ↗

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