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Persona® Natural Tibia® Trabecular Metal® 42-5300-079-01Recalls & reported problems

Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Persona Natural Tibia Trabecular Metal (19)

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

Adverse event reports
16
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
16
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 16 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024510593), received between Jul 14, 2021 and Dec 26, 2025 — classified as 16 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth” (4 reports).

2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K121771, K173417); they may or may not involve this specific model.

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: 1 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 1 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: 1 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 1 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 2 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 2 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 reports2024202520262
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem8
  • Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth4
  • Fracture2
  • Loss of or Failure to Bond1
  • Malposition of Device1
  • Peeled/Delaminated1
  • Unstable1

Patient problems

  • Pain6
  • Failure of Implant5
  • Insufficient Information3
  • Joint Laxity2
  • Hematoma1
  • Loss of Range of Motion1
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
  • Swelling/ Edema1

Recent adverse event reports

The 16 most recent of 16 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryDec 26, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

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

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity; Pain

    MAUDE report 23897227 ↗
  • InjuryDec 18, 2025Peeled/Delaminated; Peeled/Delaminated

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

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Pain

    MAUDE report 23846207 ↗
  • InjuryAug 18, 2025Fracture; Fracture

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT IN AN UNKNOWN TIMEFRAME POST IMPLANTATION OF A LEFT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION AND THE TIBIAL COMPONENT WAS NOTED TO HAVE HAD ONE OF THE PEGS FRACTURED OFF. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 22827076 ↗
  • InjuryAug 11, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO REPORT.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 22779641 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 11, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT IS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING TIBIAL PAIN APPROXIMATELY EIGHT (8) MONTHS FOLLOWING KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE, HOWEVER, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 21357960 ↗
  • InjuryDec 9, 2024Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AT TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 20885050 ↗
  • InjuryJul 9, 2024Loss of or Failure to Bond; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loss of or Failure to Bond; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WAS REVISED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AND TWO WEEKS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO TIBIAL AND FEMORAL LOOSENING. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 19703992 ↗
  • InjuryApr 11, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT'S TIBIAL COMPONENT WAS REVISED DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: Hematoma; Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 19087236 ↗
  • InjuryJan 8, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A REVISION FOR PATIENT PAIN. THE FEMUR, TIBIA, PATELLA AND POLY WERE REMOVED AND NEW REVISION PRODUCTS IMPLANTED. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS COMPLAINT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PRODUCT HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 18467634 ↗
  • InjuryNov 7, 2023Fracture; Fracture

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

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 18084146 ↗
  • InjuryJan 17, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT DEVELOPED A DEEP VEIN THROMBUS (DVT) REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION TEN DAYS POST IMPLANTATION. ALL COMPONENTS REMAIN IMPLANTED. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Thrombosis/Thrombus

    MAUDE report 16187121 ↗
  • InjurySep 7, 2022Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT KNEE SURGERY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE TIBIAL, FEMORAL, AND PATELLAR COMPONENTS WERE REVISED APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS LATER DUE TO POSSIBLE ASEPTIC LOOSENING. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE WAS UTILIZED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 15370431 ↗
  • InjurySep 27, 2021Adverse 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: Pain; Swelling/ Edema

    MAUDE report 12533094 ↗
  • InjuryJul 28, 2021Malposition of Device; Malposition of Device

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

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 12240836 ↗
  • InjuryJul 20, 2021Unstable; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Unstable; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

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

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 12198929 ↗
  • InjuryJul 14, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    UPON RECEIVING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF THE REPORTED EVENT, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE NOT REPORTABLE. THE INITIAL REPORT SHOULD BE VOIDED.

    Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion; Pain

    MAUDE report 12168140 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K121771, K173417. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-1917-2016 · May 11, 2016 · Terminated
    Persona Trabecular Metal Tibia; Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate Instruments and Modular Brackets; Used to facilitate the implantation of joint replacement implants.
  • Z-1266-2015 · Jan 28, 2015 · Terminated
    Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate / Persona TM Tibia-Prosthesis, Knee, Patello/Femorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Uncemented, Porous, Coated, Polymer/Metal/Polymer For use in eit

Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices

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