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ZIMMER GMBH

Manufacturer adverse-event records for ZIMMER GMBH come from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) MAUDE database via openFDA, refreshed March 2026 - see our methodology. Not medical advice.

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 2004–2026 · mid-book · typical Death-code · injury-heavy

Injury-mix signature

ZIMMER GMBH leans injury-heavy in event_type mix

Injury-coded event_type share is 76.4% (injury-heavy tercile) beside 0.24% Death-coded (typical). Volume band: mid.

What the Injury-mix reading shows for ZIMMER GMBH

The standout signal for ZIMMER GMBH is Injury-mix: 76.4% Injury-coded (injury-heavy) beside 0.24% Death-coded, on a mid-book footprint.

Mid-pack volume still shows a clear device fingerprint; the table below is the actionable layer for ZIMMER GMBH. Event_type Death/Injury codes differ from patient-outcome rows - see methodology.

Reports span 20 device types, led in this extract by Injury at 11,605 (76.4% of event_type total). Peak single-year volume reaches 1,926 reports across 23 years. These are raw FDA submissions, not adjudicated findings. Snapshot . Verify current communications on the FDA MDR page.

15,199
Total Reports
36
Event-type Death
11,605
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 11,605 (76.4%)
Other 2,247 (14.8%)
Malfunction 1,023 (6.7%)
288 (1.9%)
Death 36 (0.2%)

Patient Outcomes

FDA patient-outcome codes (separate from event_type). Percentages use this chart's row total.

Hospitalization 8,535 (34.7%)
R 8,061 (32.8%)
Other 4,738 (19.3%)
937 (3.8%)
Required Intervention 858 (3.5%)
H 773 (3.1%)
O 586 (2.4%)
Death 32 (0.1%)
Life Threatening 23 (0.1%)
L 17 (0.1%)
D 5 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 4 (0.0%)
Disability 3 (0.0%)
S 2 (0.0%)

Devices (20)

Device Reports
Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained (Metal Uncemented Acetabular Component) 7,472
Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Ceramic/Polymer, Cemented Or Non-Porous, Uncemented 2,758
Prosthesis, Hip, Hemi-, Acetabular, Cemented, Metal 755
Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories 745
Plate, Fixation, Bone 633
Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Cemented 612
Posterior Metal/Polymer Spinal System, Fusion 295
Prosthesis, Hip, Hemi-, Femoral, Metal/Polymer, Cemented Or Uncemented 292
Prosthesis, Shoulder, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer Cemented 262
Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Porous Uncemented 139
Screw, Fixation, Bone 133
Orthopedic Manual Surgical Instrument 128
Prosthesis, Shoulder, Hemi-, Humeral, Metallic Uncemented 123
Prosthesis, Hip, Constrained, Cemented Or Uncemented, Metal/Polymer 79
Prosthesis, Hip, Femoral, Resurfacing 69
Impactor 65
Prosthesis, Shoulder, Non-Constrained, Metal/Polymer Cemented 46
Bit, Drill 38
Rasp 38
Instrument, Surgical, Orthopedic, Ac-Powered Motor And Accessory/Attachment 37

Yearly Trend

04
2004: 3
05
2005: 1
06
2006: 13
07
2007: 66
08
2008: 352
09
2009: 568
10
2010: 780
11
2011: 541
12
2012: 800
13
2013: 1,073
14
2014: 1,926
15
2015: 1,430
16
2016: 1,481
17
2017: 1,817
18
2018: 1,227
19
2019: 765
20
2020: 199
21
2021: 5
22
2022: 9
23
2023: 140
24
2024: 632
25
2025: 985
26
2026: 386

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.