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Persona® 42-5568-066-05Recalls & reported problems

Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant

All models of PERSONA (364)

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

Adverse event reports
5
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
5
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024556935), received between Apr 1, 2022 and Jun 19, 2024 — classified as 5 injuries.

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K181947, K191625); 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: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 2 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 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 reports2024202520262
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem5

Patient problems

  • Pain5
  • Bone Fracture(s)3
  • Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis2
  • Extraskeletal ossification1
  • Joint Laxity1
  • Radiolucent Lines1
  • Swelling/ Edema1

Recent adverse event reports

The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJun 19, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE AN INCREASE IN PAIN APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS POST PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT WAS PRESCRIBED A MEDROL PACK AND AN ADDITIONAL COURSE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY. THE PAIN IMPROVED BUT RETURNED AROUND 2 WEEKS LATER WHERE IT WAS PRESENTED OVER THE LCL AND A GENICULAR BLOCK WAS RECOMMENDED. ALL RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING DISPLAYS IMPLANTS IN GOOD POSITION WITHOUT GROSS FAILURE OR LOOSENING AND ALL IMPLANTS REMAIN IN PLACE.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 19567540 ↗
  • InjuryJun 14, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT HAD AN INITIAL LEFT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY FOLLOWED BY A REVISION 7 MONTHS LATER DUE TO TIBIAL AND FEMORAL INSTABILITY. SUBSEQUENTLY, 6 MONTHS AFTER THE REVISION THE PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING ANTERIOR KNEE PAIN AND FOUND RADIOLUCENCY ON RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE PATIENT HAD AN EPISODE OF PAIN AND STIFFNESS AND CONTINUED TO DISPLAY RADIOLUCENCY AT THE 2 YEAR FOLLOW-UP. PATIENT REPORTS DISTAL THIGH PAIN WITH A POSSIBLE STRESS FRACTURE AND WAS TOLD TO WEAR A BRACE. AT THIS TIME, NO SURGICAL INTERVENTION HAS BEEN REPORTED AND ALL IMPLANTS REMAIN IN PLACE.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Extraskeletal ossification; Pain; Radiolucent Lines

    MAUDE report 19536917 ↗
  • InjuryDec 14, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY WITH UNKNOWN PRODUCT. THE PATIENT WAS REVISED APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YEARS LATER DUE TO IMPLANT LOOSENING. AT THE 1 YEAR FOLLOW UP, THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH LEFT LATERAL KNEE PAIN THAT RADIATES TO LOWER LEG. NARCOTICS WERE PRESCRIBED. AT THE 2 YEAR FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT. A LARGE LEFT KNEE EFFUSION WAS PRESENT. LEFT KNEE ASPIRATION WAS COMPLETED IN THE OFFICE. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity; Pain; Swelling/ Edema

    MAUDE report 15978582 ↗
  • InjuryApr 1, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT REPORTS PERSISTENT PAIN. RADIOLOGY RESULTS REVEAL INCREASED RADIOLUCENCY CONCERNING FOR LOOSENING OF THE TIBIA AND A STABLE PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE AT THE LATERAL FEMORAL CONDYLE. DUE TO THE BONE LOSS FROM TWO PRIOR REVISIONS, THE PATIENT DOES NOT WANT TO PURSUE ANOTHER REVISION AND WILL BE TREATED CONSERVATIVELY AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis; Pain

    MAUDE report 13977985 ↗
  • InjuryApr 1, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT REPORTS PERSISTENT PAIN. RADIOLOGY RESULTS REVEAL INCREASED RADIOLUCENCY CONCERNING FOR LOOSENING OF THE TIBIA AND A STABLE PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE AT THE LATERAL FEMORAL CONDYLE. DUE TO THE BONE LOSS FROM TWO PRIOR REVISIONS, THE PATIENT DOES NOT WANT TO PURSUE ANOTHER REVISION AND WILL BE TREATED CONSERVATIVELY AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis; Pain

    MAUDE report 13977921 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K181947, K191625. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-2578-2026 · May 11, 2026 · Open, Classified
    Brand Name: Persona Revision Product Name: Persona Revision Trabecular Metal Femoral Distal Augment Model/Catalog Number: 42-5572-066-10 Software Version: N/A Product Description:

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