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Persona® PPS® 42-5086-068-02Recalls & reported problems

Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant

All models of Persona PPS (26)

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
4
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
3
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024631366), received between Apr 19, 2024 and Nov 20, 2025 — classified as 3 injuries, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult or Delayed Positioning” (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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 1 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 1 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 1 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: 1 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 Problem2
  • Difficult or Delayed Positioning1
  • Difficult to Insert1
  • Osseointegration Problem1

Patient problems

  • Ambulation or Postural Difficulties1
  • Erythema1
  • Inadequate Osseointegration1
  • Loss of Range of Motion1
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
  • Pain1
  • Post Operative Wound Infection1
  • Scar Tissue1

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryNov 20, 2025Osseointegration Problem; Osseointegration Problem

    NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: Ambulation or Postural Difficulties; Inadequate Osseointegration; Pain

    MAUDE report 23604786 ↗
  • InjuryDec 30, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL RIGHT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. APPROXIMATELY 16 DAYS POST-OP, THE PATIENT WAS PRESCRIBED AN ANTIBIOTIC FOR MILD REDNESS TO PROXIMAL INCISION AS A PROPHYLAXIS TREATMENT AND IT RESOLVED WITH NO FURTHER ALLEGATIONS. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Erythema; Post Operative Wound Infection

    MAUDE report 21036279 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 9, 2024Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Difficult to Insert; Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Difficult to Insert

    NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20407744 ↗
  • InjuryApr 19, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL RIGHT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. SUBSEQUENTLY, APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) MONTHS POST-IMPLANTATION, THE PATIENT EXHIBITED INADEQUATE FLEXION OF THE IMPLANTED JOINT. A MANIPULATION UNDER ANESTHESIA WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT COMPLICATION AND THE PATIENT'S RANGE OF MOTION IMPROVED. ALL DEVICES REMAIN IMPLANTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion; Scar Tissue

    MAUDE report 19143246 ↗

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