Persona® Trabecular Metal® 42-5450-005-12Recalls & 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
- 11
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 11
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 11 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024560680), received between Feb 22, 2022 and Apr 30, 2026 — classified as 11 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (1 report).
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 Problem10
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- Pain8
- Swelling/ Edema6
- Bursitis2
- Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Fall1
- Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction1
- Inflammation1
Recent adverse event reports
The 11 most recent of 11 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 30, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT UNDERWENT RIGHT KNEE A TWO-STAGE REVISION FOR INFECTION. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS LATER THE PATIENT BEGAN TO HAVE INTERMITTENT PAIN AND SWELLING. TWO YEARS AND FIVE MONTHS LATER THE PATIENT REPORTED AN INCREASE IN PAIN AND WAS PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY. ALL IMPLANTS REMAIN IN PLACE.
Patient problems: Pain; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 25045517 ↗InjuryDec 10, 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: Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction
MAUDE report 20891884 ↗InjurySep 17, 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: Bone Fracture(s); Fall; Pain; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 20238830 ↗InjuryApr 18, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT UNDERWENT RIGHT KNEE A TWO STAGE REVISION FOR INFECTION. SUBSEQUENTLY, APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS LATER THE PATIENT BEGAN TO HAVE INTERMITTENT PAIN AND SWELLING AND 2 YEARS FIVE MONTHS REPORTED AN INCREASE IN PAIN AND WAS PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY. ALL IMPLANTS REMAIN IN PLACE.
Patient problems: Pain; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 19139745 ↗InjuryApr 16, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT HAD A TOTAL KNEE REVISION 4 YEARS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO INFECTION. AN ADDITIONAL REVISION OF THE PATELLAR COMPONENT TOOK PLACE APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS POST PROCEDURE DUE TO ASEPTIC LOOSENING. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT REPORTED AN ONSET OF ANTERIOR KNEE PAIN THAT BEGAN 8 MONTHS AFTER THE PATELLA REVISION.
Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Joint Contracture; Pain
MAUDE report 19119885 ↗InjuryMar 4, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT REQUIRED ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY AND WAS PRESCRIBED DICLOFENAC AND CELEBREX FOR TREATMENT OF PES ANSERINUS BURSITIS, ILIOTIBIAL BAND TENDONITIS, PAIN, SWELLING, STIFFNESS, WEAKNESS AND INSTABILITY APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) MONTHS FOLLOWING LEFT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. INITIAL OPERATIVE NOTES NOTED NO INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS UPON IMPLANTATION OF DEVICES.
Patient problems: Bursitis; Muscle Weakness/Atrophy; Muscle/Tendon Damage; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 18825794 ↗InjuryApr 13, 2023Adverse 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: Bursitis; Pain
MAUDE report 16732479 ↗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 15978543 ↗InjurySep 13, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING PAIN APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION. ATTEMPT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN MADE, BUT NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 15411089 ↗InjuryJun 13, 2022Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR A REVISION ON AN UNKNOWN DATE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14679144 ↗InjuryFeb 22, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING MILD SWELLING, STIFFNESS AND PES ANSERINE TENDERNESS APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION. MILD BLOODY DRAINAGE AND PERIINCISIONAL DRAINAGE WAS ALSO NOTED. PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH VOLTAREN TOPICAL GEL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Inflammation; Pain; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 13576750 ↗
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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