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Persona® 42-5046-066-11Recalls & 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 00889024562714), received between Feb 22, 2022 and Jun 19, 2024 — classified as 5 injuries.

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: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 2 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: 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 reports2024202520262
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem5

Patient problems

  • Pain5
  • Swelling/ Edema2
  • Bone Fracture(s)1
  • Extraskeletal ossification1
  • Inflammation1
  • Insufficient Information1
  • Joint Laxity1
  • Loss of Range of Motion1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryJun 19, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT BEGAN TO HAVE KNEE PAIN AFTER AN UNKNOWN INJURY, APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS POST IMPLANTATION. PATIENT WAS PRESCRIBED ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES, ICE, AND HOME EXERCISES PROGRAM FOR QUAD STRENGTHENING. ALL IMPLANTS REMAIN IN PLACE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information; Pain

    MAUDE report 19566854 ↗
  • InjuryJun 14, 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); Extraskeletal ossification; Pain; Radiolucent Lines

    MAUDE report 19536560 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 13, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING PAIN AND DIAGNOSED WITH SYNOVITIS THREE MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION. IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS A COMPLEX PRIMARY TKA UTILIZING REVISION COMPONENTS WITH STEMS AND SEMI CONSTRAINED LINER, MAC PLUS SPINAL AND NERVE BLOCK, CLEAR YELLOW SYNOVIAL FLUID, EXTENSIVE SCAR TISSUE THROUGH THE SUPRAPATELLAR POUCH AND GUTTERS AND ANTERIORLY. ADDITIONAL 4MM BONE CUT ON THE DISTAL FEMUR DUE TO FLEXION CONTRACTURE, AREA ON NONUNION WHERE TIBIA HAD COLLAPSED MEDIALLY THIS WAS EXCISED AS WELL AS SCAR TISSUE, SURGEON DETERMINED IT WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL TO THE PATIENT TO GO FROM PRIMARY KNEE TO A SEMI CONSTRAINED COMPONENT TO ALLOW FOR BETTER STABILITY, GOOD ROM AND STABILITY. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Pain; Synovitis

    MAUDE report 16368748 ↗
  • 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 15978530 ↗
  • 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; Loss of Range of Motion; Pain; Swelling/ Edema

    MAUDE report 13576742 ↗

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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