Zimmer PERSONA Distal Valgus Alignment Guide — Class II medical device recall Z-2543-2014
Terminated recall by Zimmer, Inc., reported 2014-09-03, distributed in PR. Persona Distal Valgus Alignment guide collet locks are seizing in the 'unlocked' position.
| Recall number | Z-2543-2014 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2014-07-30 |
| Classified | 2014-08-22 |
| Reported by FDA | 2014-09-03 |
| Terminated | 2015-03-06 |
| Distributed | PR |
| Countries outside the US | AT, AU, BE, CA, CH, DE, ES, FR, IL, IN, IT, JP, NL, SA, ZA |
| Quantity | 2,248 units |
| Lot numbers | 62313324, 62313326, 62341561, 62358628, 62368700, 62376588, 62396348, 62401156, 62407514, 62410673, 62415340, 62430425, 62442314, 62473246, 62507846, 62522771, 62530133, 62534170, 62538842, 62542958, 62561031, 62580270, 62590506, 62594059, 62611157, 62624943, 62637095, 62641120, 62662172, 62668654, 62668655, 62695918, 62702686, 62715932, 62728374, 62742362, 62749057, 62757397, 62766074 |
| Model numbers | 42509900400 |
Product
Zimmer PERSONA Distal Valgus Alignment Guide, Nonsterile. orthopedic surgical instrument. The device sets the proper Varus/Valgus alignment of a patient's knee prior to the initial femoral resection cut being made.
Reason for recall
Persona Distal Valgus Alignment guide collet locks are seizing in the 'unlocked' position.
Machine access
This record, with every extracted code, the verbatim FDA record and provenance, is available from the recall API: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/recalls/Z-2543-2014. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.