ZIMMER, INC.

FDA MAUDE device safety record · 1992–2026

What the Data Shows About ZIMMER, INC.

ZIMMER, INC. is associated with 24,131 adverse-event reports in the FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database , spanning reports dated from 1992 through 2026. Of the total, 117 are coded as death reports and 17,108 as injury reports, with the remainder classified as malfunctions or other event types. These counts reflect reports submitted to the FDA by manufacturers, healthcare facilities, and patients — they are raw signal, not adjudicated safety findings, and higher-volume manufacturers or older product portfolios naturally generate larger raw counts.

The reports span 20 distinct device types attributed to this manufacturer in MAUDE, which means any safety read for ZIMMER, INC. should be reviewed at the device-family level rather than company-wide. Across those devices, 5 distinct event types appear in the record, led by Injury at 17,108 reports (70.9% of total). Patient-outcome categorizations are reported across 13 distinct outcomes, giving a shaped distribution rather than a single headline figure.

Year-over-year reporting volume is tracked across 35 years of MAUDE data, with the peak single-year volume reaching 5,573 reports — trend shape can reflect shifts in device sales, FDA reporting requirements, or post-market recall activity as much as intrinsic device performance. The MAUDE system is one input among many in FDA post-market surveillance and does not draw safety conclusions from individual submissions. All figures reflect the openFDA snapshot refreshed on , and nothing on this page is medical or regulatory advice — consult a qualified clinician or the FDA for current safety communications.

24,131
Total Reports
117
Death Reports
17,108
Injury Reports
20
Device Types

Event Types

Injury 17,108 (70.9%)
Malfunction 6,646 (27.5%)
Other 219 (0.9%)
Death 117 (0.5%)
41 (0.2%)

Patient Outcomes

6,866 (22.1%)
R 6,575 (21.2%)
Hospitalization 6,524 (21.0%)
Required Intervention 5,852 (18.8%)
Other 4,674 (15.1%)
O 238 (0.8%)
Death 119 (0.4%)
Disability 60 (0.2%)
S 55 (0.2%)
H 34 (0.1%)
Life Threatening 30 (0.1%)
L 12 (0.0%)
Congenital Anomaly 7 (0.0%)

Yearly Trend

92
1992: 40
93
1993: 30
94
1994: 62
95
1995: 72
96
1996: 155
97
1997: 160
98
1998: 143
99
1999: 145
00
2000: 143
01
2001: 138
02
2002: 168
03
2003: 218
04
2004: 171
05
2005: 268
06
2006: 329
07
2007: 469
08
2008: 972
09
2009: 1,252
10
2010: 1,160
11
2011: 2,354
12
2012: 2,243
13
2013: 1,566
14
2014: 1,561
15
2015: 1,246
16
2016: 3,279
17
2017: 5,573
18
2018: 27
19
2019: 28
20
2020: 40
21
2021: 10
22
2022: 19
23
2023: 34
24
2024: 29
25
2025: 26
26
2026: 1

Data Source

FDA Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database via the openFDA API. Reports are submitted by manufacturers, healthcare facilities, and patients. Report counts do not indicate a manufacturer's products are unsafe — higher-volume manufacturers naturally generate more reports.