Zimmer Biomet, Inc.: Persona Trabecular Metal Tibia; Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate Instruments and Modular Brackets; Used to facilitate the implantation of joint replacement implants.

Recall number

Z-1917-2016

Recalling firm

Zimmer Biomet, Inc.

Product

Persona Trabecular Metal Tibia; Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate Instruments and Modular Brackets; Used to facilitate the implantation of joint replacement implants.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2016-05-11

Posted

2016-06-07

Terminated

2017-06-02

Reason

Zimmer Inc. is initiating a recall of specific Persona" Trabecular Metal" Tibial Plate Instruments and Modular Brackets, due to incidents of radiolucent lines and loosening in implants.

Root cause

Component design/selection

Action

Zimmer Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall of Persona" Trabecular Metal" Tibia / Tibial Plate Instruments and Modular Brackets following an increase in complaints of radiolucent lines and loosening, and earlier recall of the Persona" Trabecular Metal" Tibial Plates . All sizes and lots of the affected devices are being removed from distribution. Recall notices were issued to affected distributors, hospitals, and surgeons on 05/11/2015 via mail. Customers may contact the following with any questions: 1-877-946- 2761 between 8:00 am and 5:00pm EST. Customers are asked to do the following: 1. Review the notification and ensure affected personnel are aware of the contents. 2. Assist Zimmer Biomet sales representative with the quarantine of any affected product. 3. Zimmer Biomet sales representative will remove the recalled product from customer facilities. 4. Complete the Certificate of Acknowledgement Form and return to: corporatequality.postmarket@zimmerbiomet.com.

Quantity

10,256

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution -- US, including the states of AK, AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI; Foreign: Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Arab Emirates.

Lot, serial or model codes

Part Number, Lot Number, Date of Manufacture:  42509909210, 63138589, 07/28/2015; 42509909210, 63097616, 06/10/2015; 00590708181, 56595825, 04/20/2015; 00590708185, 56610423, 03/12/2015; 00590708176, 56595826, 03/04/2015; 00590708179, 56595827, 03/04/2015; 00590708180, 56595828, 03/04/2015; 00590708181, 56595824, 03/02/2015; 00590708178, 56595692, 02/17/2015; 00590708176, 56595691, 02/16/2015; 00590708177, 56595801, 02/16/2015; 00590708180, 56595694, 02/04/2015; 00590708179, 56595693, 01/29/2015; 00590708181, 56595642, 01/20/2015; 00590708177, 56595625, 01/06/2015; 42539807902, 62906456, 12/14/2014; 00590708178, 56595569, 12/12/2014; 42539808802, 62885379, 11/22/2014; 42539807102, 62885377, 11/21/2014; 42539806702, 62885376, 11/20/2014; 42539806701, 62885375, 11/18/2014; 42539808801, 62863647, 10/29/2014; 42539802000, 62854350, 10/16/2014; 42539808802, 62849167, 10/14/2014; 42539806702, 62849168, 10/13/2014; 42539807502, 62839311, 10/08/2014; 42539807101, 62833614, 10/07/2014; 42539802000, 62844358, 10/07/2014; 42539808301, 62839310, 10/04/2014; 42539806401, 62833616, 10/03/2014; 42539807101, 62839312, 10/03/2014; 42539800500, 62844377, 09/30/2014; 42539802000, 62827692, 09/29/2014; 42539807901, 62831188, 09/25/2014; 42539808301, 62833610, 09/25/2014; 00590708176, 56595440, 09/25/2014; 42539806401, 62837612, 09/24/2014; 42539807502, 62833612, 09/24/2014; 00590708179, 56595441, 09/24/2014; 00590708180, 56595442, 09/24/2014; 42539807501, 62831191, 09/22/2014; 00590708181, 56595443, 09/18/2014; 42539807501, 62827408, 09/15/2014; 42539807901, 62827407, 09/15/2014; 42509909210, 62817496, 09/08/2014; 42539806402, 62817469, 09/03/2014; 42539808302, 62817467, 09/03/2014; 42539807902, 62817468, 09/02/2014; 42539806701, 62813822, 08/24/2014; 00590708177, 56595435, 08/05/2014; 42539802000, 62769875, 08/03/2014; 42539800500, 62779559, 07/30/2014; 42539800100, 62779557, 07/29/2014; 42539800700, 62769874, 07/28/2014; 42539800100, 62769871, 07/27/2014; 42539800500, 62769872, 07/27/2014; 42509909210, 62782990, 07/24/2014; 00590708176, 56595308, 07/17/2014; 42539807101, 62741938, 07/07/2014; 42539808802, 62736082, 06/26/2014; 42539807501, 62736060, 06/25/2014; 42539808801, 62736081, 06/25/2014; 42539807502, 62732180, 06/19/2014; 42539806401, 62724757, 06/14/2014; 42539806702, 62736062, 06/14/2014; 42539807501, 62696888, 05/14/2014; 42539807901, 62702760, 05/05/2014; 42539808301, 62702762, 05/02/2014; 42539807102, 62665087, 04/09/2014; 42509909210, 62658516, 04/03/2014; 42539807902, 62677171, 04/02/2014; 42539806701, 62677173, 04/01/2014; 42539806402, 62677172, 04/01/2014; 42539808302, 62677174, 04/01/2014; 42539800100, 62550569, 12/14/2013; 42539800700, 62550582, 12/13/2013; 42509909210, 62563823, 12/09/2013; 42539800500, 62550573, 11/23/2013; 42539800100, 62550565, 11/18/2013; 42539800700, 62550578, 11/18/2013; 42539802000, 62550588, 11/13/2013; 42539800500, 62519720, 11/11/2013; 42539802000, 62485450, 09/03/2013; 42539807101, 62474901, 08/22/2013; 42539808801, 62469464, 08/20/2013; 42539808802, 62469457, 08/20/2013; 42509909210, 62468258, 08/20/2013; 00590708186, 56524701, 08/20/2013; 42539807501, 62469447, 08/16/2013; 00590708186, 56524691, 08/16/2013; 42539807901, 62469448, 08/15/2013; 42539807502, 62469449, 08/15/2013; 00590708185, 56529311, 08/14/2013; 42509909210, 62460135, 08/02/2013; 42539806702, 62449207, 08/01/2013; 42539806401, 62424809, 07/26/2013; 42539807502, 62424810, 07/25/2013; 42539808802, 62429189, 07/25/2013; 42539807501, 62429187, 07/24/2013; 00590708185, 56570277, 07/17/2013; 42509909210, 62442315, 07/16/2013; 00590708186, 56524662, 07/16/2013; 00590708185, 56570276, 07/12/2013; 42539807102, 62420235, 07/08/2013; 42539800100, 62434639, 07/08/2013; 42539800500, 62434641, 07/08/2013; 42539800700, 62434642, 07/08/2013; 42509909210, 62429474, 06/28/2013; 42539807901, 62419053, 06/27/2013; 42539807101, 62420230, 06/26/2013; 42539807101, 62391499, 06/25/2013; 42539807901, 62391505, 06/25/2013; 00590708186, 56524634, 06/21/2013; 42539807902, 62386403, 06/20/2013; 42539808801, 62377922, 06/17/2013; 42539806402, 62377911, 06/17/2013; 42539808301, 62377914, 06/12/2013; 42539808302, 62377918, 06/12/2013; 42539806401, 62385935, 06/11/2013; 42539806701, 62386402, 06/11/2013; 00590708179, 56528980, 06/11/2013; 42539802000, 62364964, 06/07/2013; 42509909210, 62412194, 06/07/2013; 42539800700, 62357622, 06/03/2013; 42539807101, 62357870, 05/24/2013; 42539807901, 62366122, 05/24/2013; 42539806702, 62366119, 05/24/2013; 42509909210, 62399872, 05/24/2013; 42539800500, 62315770, 05/18/2013; 42539800100, 62386789, 05/16/2013; 42539800500, 62315769, 05/16/2013; 42539800100, 62301872, 05/15/2013; 00590708178, 56528979, 05/11/2013; 42539807902, 62366123, 05/09/2013; 42509909210, 62383744, 05/07/2013; 42539807501, 62301873, 05/06/2013; 42539807102, 62315772, 05/06/2013; 42539807502, 62301874, 05/06/2013; 42539807902, 62301875, 05/06/2013; 00590708176, 56528977, 05/02/2013; 00590708180, 56528981, 05/01/2013; 00590708181, 56528982, 05/01/2013; 00590708177, 56528978, 04/30/2013; 42539808802, 62374294, 04/25/2013; 42509909210, 62369694, 04/22/2013; 42539808802, 62357874, 04/17/2013; 42539808802, 62357873, 04/17/2013; 42539808801, 62357872, 04/16/2013; 42539808801, 62357871, 04/15/2013; 42509909210, 62357131, 04/04/2013; 42539808302, 62290686, 03/29/2013; 42509909210, 62345129, 03/22/2013; 00590708185, 56529104, 03/22/2013; 00590708179, 56519351, 03/20/2013; 00590708186, 56524431, 03/12/2013; 00590708186, 56524539, 03/11/2013; 00590708178, 56519339, 03/09/2013; 42509909210, 62331503, 03/07/2013; 00590708186, 56524430, 03/05/2013; 00590708177, 56519352, 02/26/2013; 00590708176, 56519335, 02/19/2013; 00590708178, 56519338, 02/19/2013; 00590708180, 56519348, 02/18/2013; 42539807501, 62274305, 02/14/2013; 42539806402, 62276254, 02/14/2013; 00590708179, 56519350, 02/13/2013; 00590708181, 56519337, 02/13/2013; 42539807502, 62274296, 02/05/2013; 42539807902, 62274276, 02/05/2013; 42539802000, 62274308, 02/05/2013; 42539806701, 62292435, 01/29/2013; 42539808301, 62289365, 01/24/2013; 42539807901, 62281193, 01/21/2013; 42539807101, 62256180, 01/15/2013; 42539806702, 62256179, 01/15/2013; 42539808302, 62276680, 01/15/2013; 42539800100, 62264917, 01/15/2013; 42539800500, 62264918, 01/15/2013; 42539800700, 62264919, 01/15/2013; 42539807102, 62254389, 01/14/2013; 42539800700, 62264920, 01/14/2013; 42539806402, 62248613, 12/05/2012; 42539806401, 62248612, 12/03/2012; 42539806701, 62248614, 12/03/2012; 00590708179, 56519203, 12/03/2012; 42539800100, 62244002, 11/26/2012; 42539800500, 62244003, 11/26/2012; 42539800700, 62244004, 11/26/2012; 00590708176, 56519244, 11/26/2012; 00590708178, 56519210, 11/26/2012; 00590708180, 56519219, 11/26/2012; 00590708177, 56519247, 11/24/2012; 00590708179, 56519204, 11/24/2012; 00590708180, 56519217, 11/24/2012; 00590708180, 56519218, 11/24/2012; 00590708181, 56519207, 11/24/2012; 00590708178, 56519209, 11/20/2012; 42539806701, 62237938, 11/19/2012; 42539808301, 62239035, 11/19/2012; 42539806402, 62237937, 11/19/2012; 42539808302, 62239029, 11/19/2012; 42539807101, 62233958, 11/16/2012; 42539807902, 62237932, 11/16/2012; 00590708176, 56519243, 11/16/2012; 00590708181, 56519206, 11/16/2012; 42539807501, 62237929, 11/15/2012; 42539807901, 62233959, 11/15/2012; 42539808301, 62237935, 11/15/2012; 42539807102, 62237962, 11/15/2012; 42539807502, 62237886, 11/15/2012; 42539808302, 62237936, 11/15/2012; 42539802000, 62233960, 11/15/2012; 00590708177, 56519246, 11/15/2012; 42539806401, 62226724, 11/14/2012; 42539806701, 62224797, 11/14/2012; 42539806402, 62224795, 11/14/2012; 00590708176, 56519242, 11/07/2012; 00590708178, 56519208, 11/07/2012; 00590708179, 56519202, 11/07/2012; 00590708181, 56519205, 11/07/2012; 00590708177, 56519245, 11/06/2012; 42539806401, 62214944, 10/22/2012; 42539806702, 62214945, 10/18/2012;

510(k) numbers

["K121771"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

MBH

Firm FEI

1000220733

Firm city

Warsaw

Firm state

IN

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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