Recall Register

Device recall: PERSONA THE PERSONALIZED KNEE SYSTEM "PSN TIB STM 5 DEG SZ D R" indicated for patients with severe knee pain and…

Class II FDA enforcement event 79394. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

A complaint was received for Item 42-5320-067-02, lot 63236047. It was report that there was no set screw or taper plug included in the box. Complaint investigation confirmed that the entire lot of 63236047 was missing the set screw and taper plug.

Class II, in the words of FDA

a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote

Zimmer Biomet, Inc. started this device recall on 12 Dec 2017. The firm address in the FDA record is in Warsaw, IN. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 79394 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 4 Apr 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 9 Apr 2019.

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Non-USA Customer

Recalling firm

Zimmer Biomet, Inc., Warsaw, IN.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

1 product record in the event.

FDA event 79394: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-1224-2018PERSONA THE PERSONALIZED KNEE SYSTEM "PSN TIB STM 5 DEG SZ D R" indicated for patients with severe knee pain and disability due to: - Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, polyarthritis.3 unitsClass IITerminated4 Apr 2018

openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports. Source: openFDA, Drug Recall Enforcement Reports, Disclaimer.

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2017
1,091
Share of these events in Class II
93%
Product records in this event
1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register
144

Other events of the firm

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 79394. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/79394/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .

Sources

Source
openFDA device enforcement reports
Licence
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Export date
28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register
23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?
The FDA record gives this distribution: Non-USA Customer
What quantity of product is in FDA event 79394?
The FDA record gives this quantity: 3 units
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2017 have the same class?
93% of the 1,091 device events that started in 2017 are in Class II.