Persona® 42-5720-058-01Recalls & 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
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024575851), received between Jan 21, 2022 and Oct 23, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Inaccurate Information” (1 report).
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 Problem2
- Inaccurate Information1
Patient problems
- Cramp(s) /Muscle Spasm(s)1
- Embolism/Embolus1
- Joint effusion1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Pain1
- Swelling/ Edema1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 23, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT HAD AN INITIAL LEFT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY FOLLOWED BY A POST-OPERATIVE DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS AND PULMONARY EMBOLISM. SUBSEQUENTLY, AT THE TWO-YEAR FOLLOW-UP, THE PATIENT REPORTED INCREASING KNEE PAIN WITH TIGHTNESS AND SPASMS. THE PATIENT WAS PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY AND INSTRUCTED TO MONITOR WATER AND ELECTROLYTE INTAKE. ALL IMPLANTS REMAIN IN PLACE AND IF THE SYMPTOMS PERSIST, WILL CONSIDER A FURTHER EVALUATION. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED
Patient problems: Cramp(s) /Muscle Spasm(s); Joint effusion; Pain; Swelling/ Edema
MAUDE report 20517411 ↗InjuryDec 6, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL LEFT TKA. APPROXIMATELY 5.5 WEEKS LATER, THE PATIENT PRESENTED AT THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND RIGHT FLANK PAIN. BILATERAL PULMONARY EMBOLISMS WERE DIAGNOSED ON CT AND LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS CONFIRMED BY ULTRASOUND. THE PATIENT WAS PLACED ON ADDITIONAL ANTICOAGULANTS AND DISCHARGED THE NEXT DAY. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Embolism/Embolus
MAUDE report 15923876 ↗MalfunctionJan 21, 2022Inaccurate Information; Inaccurate Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LABEL DOESN'T MATCH THE REFERENCE NUMBER. REF NUMBER IS FOR A TIVANIUM FEMUR. DESCRIPTION IS FOR A CEMENTED FEMUR. THERE IS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 13314795 ↗
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices
- ATTUNE 1506-00-005Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER589 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-004Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER580 reports
- JOURNEY 74012812Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER502 reports
- JOURNEY 74011856Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER438 reports
- PERSONA™ 42-5099-094-00Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER406 reports
- JOURNEY 74011857Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER388 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-007Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER288 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-003Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER271 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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