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Persona® 42-5558-053-05Recalls & 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 00889024557185), received between Mar 18, 2022 and Mar 20, 2025 — classified as 5 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

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth3
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2

Patient problems

  • Failure of Implant3
  • Pain2
  • Unspecified Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

The 5 most recent of 5 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 WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) YEARS FOLLOWING LEFT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. THE PATIENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE OVER-THE-COUNTER PAIN-RELIEVERS. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED. INITIAL OPERATIVE NOTES NOTED NO INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 21650730 ↗
  • InjuryApr 14, 2023Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A KNEE REVISION PROCEDURE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED ONE YEAR LATER DUE TO SIGNIFICANT BONE LOSS AND POOR FIXATION WITH CEMENT AND ASEPTIC LOOSENING.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 16743143 ↗
  • InjuryApr 14, 2023Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A KNEE REVISION PROCEDURE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED ONE YEAR LATER DUE TO SIGNIFICANT BONE LOSS AND POOR FIXATION WITH CEMENT AND ASEPTIC LOOSENING.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 16743136 ↗
  • InjuryAug 17, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE TWO MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO INFECTION AND LOOSENING. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 15240145 ↗
  • InjuryMar 18, 2022Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY REVISION TO ADDRESS PAIN AND POSSIBLE LOOSENING APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) MONTHS POST-OPERATIVELY. INITIAL OPERATIVE NOTES NOTED THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTION AND ADDITIONAL ANTIBIOTICS WERE ADMINISTERED IN THE BONE CEMENT. THE SURGEON NOTED THAT THE EXTRA ANTIBIOTICS MAY RESULT IN EARLY LOOSENING. NO INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. REVISION OPERATIVE NOTES REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS BEING REVISED FOR PAIN AND POTENTIAL LOOSENING. THE PATELLA WAS IN GOOD POSITION AND NOT LOOSE, SO THE SURGEON DID NOT REMOVE IT TO MAINTAIN BONE STOCK AT THE PATELLA. THE ARTICULAR SURFACE, FEMORAL AND TIBIAL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED. NO NOTES WERE MADE ON THE CONDITION OF THE FEMORAL AND TIBIAL COMPONENTS. NO INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain

    MAUDE report 13805757 ↗

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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