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Persona® Trabecular Metal® 42-5008-068-02Recalls & reported problems

Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Persona Trabecular Metal (57)

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 00889024469945), received between Dec 28, 2020 and Dec 28, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.

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

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Naturally Worn1
  • Unstable1

Patient problems

  • Loss of Range of Motion1
  • Pain1
  • Reaction1
  • Scar Tissue1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryDec 28, 2020Unstable; Naturally Worn; Unstable; Naturally Worn

    PATIENT CALLED STATING HE UNDERWENT A RIGHT TKA. SUBSEQUENTLY, APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS POST PROCEDURE THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO POLY FAILURE CAUSING METAL DEBRIS IN THE KNEE. PATIENT IS SEEKING COMPENSATION

    Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion; Pain; Reaction; Scar Tissue

    MAUDE report 11083809 ↗

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