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Persona® 42-5046-062-12Recalls & 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
8
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
8
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 8 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024562707), received between Nov 28, 2022 and Mar 28, 2025 — classified as 8 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unstable” (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: 1 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 1 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 1 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 1 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 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem8
  • Unstable1

Patient problems

  • Pain6
  • Fall4
  • Numbness2
  • Swelling/ Edema2
  • Damage to Ligament(s)1
  • Hematoma1
  • Insufficient Information1

Recent adverse event reports

The 8 most recent of 8 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMar 28, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT HAD A HEMATOMA EVACUATED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS POST PROCEDURE. A SIGNIFICANT HEMATOMA WAS NOTED, EVACUATED, AND A DRAIN PLACED. NO INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS WERE NOTED.

    Patient problems: Hematoma

    MAUDE report 21720034 ↗
  • InjurySep 27, 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: Pain; Swelling/ Edema

    MAUDE report 20321356 ↗
  • InjuryJul 11, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED TWO (2) FALLS APPROXIMATELY SEVENTEEN (17) MONTHS AND FORTY (40) MONTHS FOLLOWING A RIGHT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. THE PATIENT WAS PRESCRIBED ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES AND REHABILITATION WAS RECOMMENDED. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED. INITIAL OPERATIVE NOTES NOTED NO INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS.

    Patient problems: Fall; Pain

    MAUDE report 19721697 ↗
  • 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 19139728 ↗
  • InjuryJan 5, 2024Unstable; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Unstable; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING UNKNOWN ONGOING CHRONIC PROBLEMS POST IMPLANTATION ON THE RIGHT KNEE. 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: Fall; Insufficient Information; Pain

    MAUDE report 18452187 ↗
  • InjuryJul 11, 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: Damage to Ligament(s)

    MAUDE report 17301482 ↗
  • InjuryNov 28, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING PAIN, BURSITIS AND TENDONITIS FOUR MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO A FALL. RADIOGRAPHICALLY, IMPLANTS REMAIN INTACT, IN STABLE POSITION, AND WITH NO EVIDENCE OF LOOSENING OR WEAR. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Fall; Numbness; Pain

    MAUDE report 15868529 ↗
  • InjuryNov 28, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING PAIN, BURSITIS AND TENDONITIS FOUR MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO A FALL. RADIOGRAPHICALLY, IMPLANTS REMAIN INTACT, IN STABLE POSITION, AND WITH NO EVIDENCE OF LOOSENING OR WEAR. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE. HOWEVER; NO MORE IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Fall; Numbness; Pain

    MAUDE report 15868470 ↗

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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