Persona® 42-5568-070-05Recalls & 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
- 7
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 7
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024556942), received between Dec 15, 2022 and Dec 22, 2025 — classified as 7 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth” (3 reports).
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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem5
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth3
Patient problems
- Pain6
- Unspecified Infection3
- Failure of Implant2
- Fever2
- Joint effusion2
- Loss of Range of Motion2
- Crepitus1
- Fall1
Recent adverse event reports
The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 22, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT BEGAN EXPERIENCING CONTINUED PAIN AND STIFFNESS APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) YEARS POST-OPERATIVELY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE, HOWEVER, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Crepitus; Loss of Range of Motion; Pain
MAUDE report 23864718 ↗InjuryApr 25, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
UPON RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INITIAL REPORT WAS SUBMITTED IN ERROR AND SHOULD BE VOIDED AS THIS EVENT IS NOT REPORTABLE.
Patient problems: Fever; Joint effusion; Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 21909458 ↗InjuryApr 25, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
UPON RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INITIAL REPORT WAS SUBMITTED IN ERROR AND SHOULD BE VOIDED AS THIS EVENT IS NOT REPORTABLE.
Patient problems: Fever; Joint effusion; Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 21909439 ↗InjurySep 16, 2024Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. APPROXIMATELY SIX (6) MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF RANGE OF MOTION AND AN INFECTION WAS SUSPECTED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY WHERE LOOSENING WAS FOUND HOWEVER THE INFECTION RESULTS WERE INCONCLUSIVE. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REVISED WITHOUT COMPLICATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Loss of Range of Motion; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 20226661 ↗InjuryJun 5, 2024Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) YEAR AND NINE (9) MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION DUE TO LOOSENING OF THE IMPLANTS AND REPORTED PAIN. THE IMPLANTS WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE BUT WELL-ADHERED TO THE CEMENT MANTLE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis; Pain
MAUDE report 19468835 ↗InjuryApr 16, 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: Fall; Pain
MAUDE report 19119242 ↗InjuryDec 15, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT KNEE SURGERY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT HAD SWELLING IN THE LEFT KNEE RESULTING IN A LEFT KNEE ASPIRATION APPROXIMATELY 2.5 YEARS LATER. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS OR RESULTS WERE REPORTED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity; Pain; Swelling/ Edema; Synovitis
MAUDE report 15988254 ↗
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, ClassifiedBrand 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:
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices
- ATTUNE 1512-14-050Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER106 reports
- ATTUNE 1504-40-205Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall53 reports
- ATTUNE 1504-40-105Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall46 reports
- ATTUNE 1547-06-001Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall37 reports
- ATTUNE 1513-12-060Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER72 reports
- Triathlon 5521-B-300Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall19 reports
- Triathlon 5531-G-709-EHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall19 reports
- ATTUNE 1512-16-080Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLO/FEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, UNCEMENTED, POROUS, COATED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall16 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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