Persona® 42-5420-071-02Recalls & 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
- 12
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 12
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 12 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024562882), received between Sep 23, 2020 and Sep 16, 2026 — classified as 12 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
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
- Migration1
Patient problems
- Pain7
- Swelling/ Edema4
- Fall2
- Hematoma2
- Inflammation2
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- Aseptic loosening1
- Bacterial Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 12 most recent of 12 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 16, 2026Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
No further event information available at the time of this report.
Patient problems: Aseptic loosening; Pain; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 50794030 ↗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 21720037 ↗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 20321364 ↗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 19721746 ↗InjuryJun 5, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT UNDERWENT A KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT SUFFERED A MEDIAL TIBIAL FRACTURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FRACTURE IS UNKNOWN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 19468545 ↗InjuryApr 23, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Migration; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Migration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL RIGHT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, ONE (1) YEAR AND SIX (6) MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN AND STIFFNESS. IMAGING SHOWED SUBSIDENCE OF THE TIBIAL COMPONENT AND A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REPLACE THE AFFECTED COMPONENTS. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN REPORTED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Insufficient Information; Pain
MAUDE report 19168785 ↗InjuryMar 13, 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: Fall; Inflammation; Muscle/Tendon Damage; Pain; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 18895490 ↗InjuryJan 31, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT KNEE REVISION APPROXIMATELY SEVEN WEEKS POST-IMPLANTATION DUE TO INFECTION. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 18617187 ↗InjuryJun 2, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT IS EXPERIENCING PAIN AND TENDERNESS OF THE PES ANSERINUS AND ILIOTIBIAL TRACT REQUIRING A CORTISONE INJECTION TWO YEARS POST IMPLANTATION. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: Bursitis; Loss of Range of Motion; Pain
MAUDE report 14582584 ↗InjuryFeb 21, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS POST IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT HAD PRESENTED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH COMPLAINTS OF PAIN. DURING EVALUATION, THE SURGEON NOTED HEMARTHROSIS OF THE REPLACED JOINT. PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY AND A NARCOTIC PAIN MEDICATION. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; Pain
MAUDE report 13568865 ↗InjuryFeb 21, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 11 WEEKS POST IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED SWELLING, INFLAMMATION, AND PES BURSITIS OF THE RIGHT KNEE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH A CORTISONE INJECTION AND THE ISSUES RESOLVED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Inflammation; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 13568784 ↗InjurySep 23, 2020Adverse 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: Bacterial Infection; Hematoma; Necrosis; Tissue Damage; Wound Dehiscence
MAUDE report 10573006 ↗
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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