LCS COMPLETE 1294-05-412Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · LCS COMPLETE TIBIAL INSERT ROTATING PLATFORM LCS RP 12.5mm STD GVF · Class 3 · Implant
All models of LCS COMPLETE (117)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
Quick summary
This DePuy LCS Complete rotating-platform knee replacement insert is used in total knee arthroplasty. The 33 adverse event reports mostly describe pain and looseness of the knee joint, along with wear of the plastic parts, and often revision surgery to swap in a thicker insert or remove infected implants. No deaths were reported, but all 33 reports describe injuries. There are no recalls for this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 32
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 32
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 32 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295022022), received between Oct 26, 2017 and Nov 14, 2025 — classified as 32 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Naturally Worn” (4 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem26
- Naturally Worn4
- Insufficient Device Problem Information2
- Unintended Movement1
Patient problems
- Pain13
- Joint Laxity11
- No Code Available9
- Unspecified Infection3
- Not Applicable2
- Discomfort1
- Headache1
- Heartburn/Indigestion1
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 32 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 14, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT CHANGED LCS POLY TO A THICKER SIZE. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2025. AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 23559699 ↗InjuryAug 20, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED AN INFECTED LEFT TKR THAT REQUIRED REMOVAL OF INFECTED IMPLANTS FOR FIRST STAGE REVISION. PATIENT HAD A WASHOUT AND POLY INSERT EXCHANGE DONE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22849881 ↗InjuryJul 15, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A BILATERAL POLY WASHOUT DUE TO INFECTION.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22505753 ↗InjuryMay 1, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A REVISION SURGERY DUE TO MID FLEXION INSTABILITY. THE REVISION JUST INVOLVED SWAPPING THE POLY TO 5MM THICKER (UP TO 17.5MM POLY). WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER THIS SHE WAS BACK TO NORMAL.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 21943168 ↗InjuryOct 21, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED STATING, NO SURGICAL DELAY.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 20493311 ↗InjuryMay 9, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2024 . AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 19280576 ↗InjuryApr 18, 2024Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED: A. WAS THERE ANY SURGICAL DELAY? NO DELAY. B. WHAT IS THE AFFECTED SIDE INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT? LEFT.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 19134257 ↗InjuryMar 13, 2024Naturally Worn; Unintended Movement; Naturally Worn; Unintended Movement
POLY EXCHANGE WAS REPORTED FOR A LCS TKR. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE POLY HAD WEAR AND THE BEARING STARTED TO SPIN OUT FOR THE PATIENT GIVING HER THE UNSTABLE FEELING. NO INFECTION DOI: (B)(6) 2009 AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 18893353 ↗InjurySep 19, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED FOR INSTABILITY. DOI: (B)(6) 2012. DOR: (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 17778237 ↗InjurySep 28, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION COMPLETED DUE TO A LOOSE KNEE. THE INSERT WAS UPSIZED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6) 2018. DOR: (B)(6) 2022. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 15500585 ↗InjuryAug 16, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IMPLANTS REMOVED DUE TO INSTABILITY, TIBIAL TRAY LOOSENING. DOI: (B)(6) 2022, DOR: (B)(6) 2022, RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 15232832 ↗InjuryJun 2, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN. DOI: (B)(6) 2010. DOR: (B)(6) 2022. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 14576961 ↗InjuryJun 2, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6) 2010. DOR: (B)(6) 2022. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 14576543 ↗InjuryDec 16, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
COMPLAINTS WERE EXTRACTED FROM THE ATTACHED FILE "SERVICE EVALUATION OF THE LCS TINI PRODUCT". LOOSENING (4X): 2X 1-2 YEARS AFTER SURGERY, 1X 2-3 YEARS AFTER SURGERY, 1X 3-5 YEARS AFTER SURGERY. INFECTION (3X): 1X LESS THAN 1 YEAR, 1X 3-5 YEARS AFTER SURGERY, 1X 5-10 YEARS AFTER SURGERY, OTHER (1X), 1X 2-3 YEARS AFTER SURGERY (SOFT TISSUE REVISION ONLY - PERMANENT PROBLEMS, LUMP, EFFUSION ETC.) THIS COMPLAINT CAPTURES 1 WITH LOOSENING 3-5 YEARS AFTER SURGERY. ON (B)(6) 2010, THE PATIENT HAD A TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT RIGHT KNEE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT IS ALLERGIC TO NICKEL. DEPUY COMPONENTS WERE IMPLANTED DURING THIS PROCEDURE. NO INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS WERE NOTED. ON (B)(6) 2014, XRAY WAS NOTED TO SHOW A RADIOLUCENT LINE FORMATION ON THE FEMORAL PART. A MOBILIZATION UNDER ANESTHESIA WAS PERFORMED TO RELEASE SCAR TISSUE. ON (B)(6) 2014 PATIENT WAS REVISED. REVISION DETAILS INCLUDED INSUFFICIENCY OF THE MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS, WHICH LEAD TO THIS IMPLANT EXCHANGE. (INSTABILITY) DURING THE PROCEDURE THE SURGEON OBSERVED OSSUS OVERGROWTH OF THE IMPLANT EDGES WHICH WERE REMOVED. FEMORAL, TIBIAL TRAY, AND INSERT WERE REVISED.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity; Scar Tissue
MAUDE report 13017879 ↗InjurySep 14, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LEG BECAME LOOSE OVER TIME. BIGGER BEARING REQUIRED. DOI: UNKNOWN, DOR: (B)(6) 2021, (LEFT KNEE).
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 12471070 ↗InjurySep 14, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS UNSTABLE KNEE AND NEEDED A BIGGER POLY. DOI: UNKNOWN, DOR: (B)(6) 2021, AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 12470825 ↗InjuryApr 9, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT FOR INSTABILITY IN FLEXION. ALSO PATELLA TILT. BEARING CHANGED AND PATELLA REVISED. PREVIOUS PATELLA COMPONENT REMOVED AND PATELLA BONE RESECTED ANOTHER 5MM. BEARING CHANGED TO A THICKER BEARING TO ADDRESS INSTABILITY AND PATELLA REVISED AND RESURFACED WITH A FURTHER RESECTION OF PATELLA BONE AND A PATELLA RE-IMPLANTED.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 11640675 ↗InjuryJan 18, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INSTABILITY. A SWAP FOR A THICKER POLY WAS DONE. THE ORIGINAL IMPLANTATION DATE IS UNKNOWN. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2021. LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 11185721 ↗InjuryNov 24, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INSTABILITY. DOI: UNKNOWN, DOR: (B)(6) 2020, LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 10896456 ↗InjuryAug 4, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PRIMARY KNEE WAS PLACED IN VARUS AND THE PATIENT WAS UNHAPPY WITH THE RESULT AND COMPLAINED OF INSTABILITY. REVISED TO ATTUNE REVISION.
Patient problems: Discomfort; No Code Available
MAUDE report 10362915 ↗InjuryMay 28, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PRIMARY IMPLANT DATE: (B)(6) 2019. PATELLA RESURFACING AND BEARING CHANGE INVOLVING THE LATERAL RELEASE OF PATELLA TENDON FOR FIXED FLEXION DEFORMITY AND PAIN.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 10097173 ↗InjuryMay 19, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
SOME OF THE PROBLEMS I'VE HAD PHYSICALLY SINCE THIS IMPLANT, AND SPECIFICALLY SINCE 2016 ARE: HEART FLUTTERING, HEARTBURN, KIDNEY/LIVER READING ELEVATED, SKIN RASHES AND ITCHING, HEADACHES, CONTINUAL COUGHING, NODUAL IN THROAT, AT TIMES, PAIN IN LEFT KNEE, STRUGGLE TO WALK, ACHY JOINTS, TINNITUS, VISION ISSUES. DOI: (B)(6) 2006. DOR: REVISION SCHEDULE (A FEW MONTHS LATER). RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Headache; Heartburn/Indigestion; Itching Sensation; No Code Available; Pain; Rash; Tinnitus
MAUDE report 10072430 ↗InjuryDec 17, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS RIGHT KNEE INSTABILITY. DOI: (B)(6) 2007; DOR: (B)(6) 2019; AFFECTED SIDE (RIGHT KNEE).
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 9483097 ↗InjuryOct 8, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INSTABILITY. DOI: UNKNOWN; DOR: (B)(6) 2019; RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 9167528 ↗InjuryOct 7, 2019Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn
PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS POLY WEAR. 12.5MM INSERT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH 17.5MM INSERT. IMPLANT REFERENCE AND LOT NUMBERS WERE UNREADABLE. ORIGINAL IMPLANT DATE UNKNOWN. DOI: 12 YEARS AGO; DOR: (B)(6) 2019; RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 9162729 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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