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Persona® Trabecular Metal® 42-5022-064-02Recalls & 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
6
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
6
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024470101), received between Sep 30, 2019 and Mar 20, 2025 — classified as 6 injuries.

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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 1 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 1 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 1 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem5
  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1
  • Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1

Patient problems

  • Pain3
  • Abscess1
  • Bacterial Infection1
  • Erosion1
  • Failure of Implant1
  • Hematoma1
  • Joint Laxity1
  • Joint effusion1

Recent adverse event reports

The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMar 20, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY REVISION DUE TO PAIN AND PROGRESSION OF TIBIAL LUCENCY APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) YEARS POST-OPERATIVELY. DURING THE REVISION, ALL COMPONENTS WERE FOUND TO BE WELL-FIXED. ALL COMPONENTS EXCEPT THE PATELLA WERE REVISED FOR A TWO-STAGE REVISION DUE TO SUSPECTED INFECTION, ALTHOUGH INFECTION WAS RULED OUT POST-OPERATIVELY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE, HOWEVER, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 21652178 ↗
  • InjuryJul 24, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DEVELOPED DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS APPROXIMATELY SIX (6) DAYS FOLLOWING RIGHT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY AND REQUIRED ANTICOAGULATION THERAPY. REPORTEDLY, THE PATIENT HAS SINCE IMPROVED. NO INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS WERE NOTED DURING THE INITIAL PROCEDURE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Thrombosis/Thrombus

    MAUDE report 19819145 ↗
  • InjuryApr 18, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Abscess; Bacterial Infection; Erosion; Hematoma; Joint effusion; Pain

    MAUDE report 19133127 ↗
  • InjurySep 18, 2023Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT UNDERWENT A KNEE REVISION APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR, TEN MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION FOR PAIN AND FEMORAL LOOSENING. FEMORAL IMPLANT AND ARTICULAR SURFACE WERE REVISED. TIBIAL IMPLANT, TIBIAL STEM AND PATELLA WERE RETAINED. NO ADDTIONAL INFORMATION WAS MADE AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain

    MAUDE report 17765065 ↗
  • InjuryAug 29, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YEARS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO INSTABILITY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 17640950 ↗
  • InjurySep 30, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion

    MAUDE report 9135002 ↗

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