# K142787: Zimmer Persona Personalized Knee System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Zimmer, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 22, 2014 after 87 days
- Product code: JWH (Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Polymer/Metal/Polymer)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3560
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 6 generations back to K951987 (1995). 26 ancestors in all.
16 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 43 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K113369: Zimmer Persona Knee System, Zimmer, Inc. (2012) Summary page 4.
- K062768: Nexgen Complete Knee Solution Legacy Posterior Stabilized Flex Fixed Bearing and Tivanium TI-6AL-4V Alloy Femoral, Zimmer, Inc. (2006) Summary page 4.
- K093746: Verilast Wear Claims for the Legion Primary Knee System, Smith & Nephew, Inc. (2010) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K172524: Zimmer Persona Personalized Knee System (2018), 15 descendants of its own
- K173890: GMK Sphere - Kinematic Alignment (2018), 6 descendants of its own
- K201343: Triathlon Total KneeSystem (2020), 3 descendants of its own
- K193223: Persona Personalized Knee System (2020), 3 descendants of its own
- K222566: Zimmer Persona Personalized Knee System (2022), 2 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
This device is indicated for patients with severe knee pain and disability due to: - Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, polyarthritis. - Collagen disorders, and/or avascular necrosis of the femoral condyle. - Post-traumatic loss of joint configuration, particularly when there is patellofemoral erosion, dysfunction or prior patellectomy. - Moderate valgus, varus, or flexion deformities. - The salvage of previously failed surgical attempts or for a knee in which satisfactory stability in flexion cannot be obtained at the time of surgery. Porous coated components may be used cemented or uncemented (biological fixation). All other femoral, tibial baseplate, and all-polyethylene (UHMWPE and VEXLPE) patella components are indicated for cemented use only.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K142787
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology