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Persona® 42-5046-062-11Recalls & 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 00889024562691), received between Feb 16, 2022 and Jul 10, 2025 — classified as 5 injuries.

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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 1 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 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: 1 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 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4
  • Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1

Patient problems

  • Pain4
  • Inflammation2
  • Aseptic loosening1
  • Bone Fracture(s)1
  • Bursitis1
  • Insufficient Information1
  • Joint effusion1
  • Muscle Weakness/Atrophy1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryJul 10, 2025Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth

    IT WAS REPORTED VIA CLINICAL STUDY THAT UNDERWENT A TOTAL KNEE PROCEDURE. SUBSEQUENTLY, TWO (2) YEARS AND FIVE (5) MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT REPORTED SEVERE PAIN AND A CONCERN OF WEAKNESS. ONGOING TENDINITIS/BURSITIS AND MILD EFFUSION WERE ALSO NOTED ON EXAM. ON THE NEXT FOLLOW-UP SIX (6) MONTHS LATER, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING DISPLAYED POSSIBLE LOOSENING AND BONE LOSS. THE PATIENT WISHES TO MANAGE THESE SYMPTOMS CONSERVATIVELY WITH HOME CARE AND OBSERVATION AT THIS TIME. ALL COMPONENTS REMAIN IMPLANTED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Aseptic loosening; Bursitis; Joint effusion; Muscle Weakness/Atrophy; Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis; Pain; Tendinopathy

    MAUDE report 22472018 ↗
  • InjuryJan 5, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING UNKNOWN ONGOING CHRONIC PROBLEMS POST IMPLANTATION. THE PATIENT ALLEGES TO BE MEETING WITH A SURGEON FOR FURTHER CARE; HOWEVER, NO FURTHER INTERVENTION HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DATE. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Pain

    MAUDE report 18451182 ↗
  • InjuryMay 3, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT HAD FRACTURED FEMUR UPON FINAL TRAILING POST IMPLANTATION. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

    MAUDE report 16860291 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 17, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT HAD ONSET INFLAMMATION AND ILIOTIBIAL BAND FRICTION APPROXIMATELY NINE MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION. THE ISSUES WERE NOTED TO BE RESOLVED AFTER ORAL STEROIDS, TOPICAL CREAM, AND FORMAL PHYSICAL THERAPY. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Inflammation; Pain; Swelling/ Edema

    MAUDE report 13551783 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 16, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED VIA A CLINICAL STUDY THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT REVISION PROCEDURE APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS POST IMPLANTATION DUE SEVERE PAIN WITH TWISTING OR STAIRS AND MODERATE PAIN WITH PATELLAR TENDONITIS. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH A TOPICAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY CREAM AND THE OUTCOME WAS REPORTED AS RESOLVED ON THE SAME DAY. THE PRODUCTS REMAIN IMPLANTED. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

    Patient problems: Inflammation; Pain

    MAUDE report 13546106 ↗

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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