Persona® The Personalized Knee® 42-5099-040-20Recalls & reported problems
Zimmer, Inc. · Class 2
All models of Persona The Personalized Knee (77)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 10
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 10 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024632202), received between May 31, 2023 and Nov 3, 2025 — classified as 10 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Markings/Labelling Problem” (3 reports).
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
- Device Markings/Labelling Problem3
- Incorrect Measurement3
- Positioning Failure3
- Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size1
- Mechanical Jam1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions10
Recent adverse event reports
The 10 most recent of 10 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionNov 3, 2025Mechanical Jam; Mechanical Jam
NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23452220 ↗MalfunctionMay 28, 2025Incorrect Measurement; Incorrect Measurement
IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING A TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY PROCEDURE, THE FEMORAL SIZER WAS FOUND TO BE INACCURATE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT AND NO ADVERSE EVENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTION. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS EVENT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22096980 ↗MalfunctionOct 30, 2024Incorrect Measurement; Incorrect Measurement
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON NOTICED MOTION IN TOP PORTION OF THE DEVICE WHILE SIZING THE FEMUR WITH DEVICE. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE.HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20566546 ↗MalfunctionJun 11, 2024Device Markings/Labelling Problem; Device Markings/Labelling Problem
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19515246 ↗MalfunctionJun 11, 2024Device Markings/Labelling Problem; Device Markings/Labelling Problem
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19515243 ↗MalfunctionJun 11, 2024Device Markings/Labelling Problem; Device Markings/Labelling Problem
IT WAS NOTED THAT WHEN THE NEW SIZER WAS GOING TO BE PLACED IN A KIT, THE ETCHING AND TICK MARKS WERE MIS-ALIGNED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19515241 ↗MalfunctionApr 26, 2024Incorrect Measurement; Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size; Incorrect Measurement; Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE POSTERIOR REFERENCING SIZER SEEMS A BIT TOO LOOSE WHEN USED ON THE FEMUR AND ISN¿T AS PRECISE AS IT SHOULD BE. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY. THERE WAS NO IMPACT ON THE PATIENT. THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE WAS UTILIZED. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19192530 ↗MalfunctionApr 18, 2024Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY, THE SIZER WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO LOCK ON THE PREFERRED SETTING. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19140883 ↗MalfunctionOct 17, 2023Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17951912 ↗MalfunctionMay 31, 2023Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17032553 ↗
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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