LCS COMPLETE 1294-27-040Recalls & reported problems
Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · LCS COMPLETE POSTERIOR AUGMENT 5mm STD · Class 3 · Implant
All models of LCS COMPLETE (117)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 6
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295025344), received between Mar 29, 2019 and Dec 5, 2019 — classified as 5 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loss of Osseointegration” (3 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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Loss of Osseointegration3
- Osseointegration Problem3
- Loss of or Failure to Bond2
- Difficult to Insert1
Patient problems
- No Code Available5
- Inadequate Osseointegration3
- Pain2
- Not Applicable1
Recent adverse event reports
The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 5, 2019Loss of Osseointegration; Osseointegration Problem; Loss of Osseointegration; Osseointegration Problem
HCP REPORTED TO (B)(6): "RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE FEMORAL SHIELD. THE EPIPHYSEAL ZONE IS LOOSENED AND THE PLUG CONE TO THE METAPHYSEAL SLEEVE SHOWS DISTINCT CORROSION MARKS (FRETTING). LOOSENING OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT AFTER KNEE-TEP-CHANGE IN (B)(6) 2018. KNEE-TEP LCS REVISION ON (B)(6) 2019 - PARTIALLY COUPLED, STALK GUIDED, PARTIALLY CEMENTED."
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; No Code Available
MAUDE report 9416111 ↗InjuryDec 5, 2019Loss of Osseointegration; Osseointegration Problem; Loss of Osseointegration; Osseointegration Problem
HCP REPORTED TO (B)(6): "RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE FEMORAL SHIELD. THE EPIPHYSEAL ZONE IS LOOSENED AND THE PLUG CONE TO THE METAPHYSEAL SLEEVE SHOWS DISTINCT CORROSION MARKS (FRETTING). LOOSENING OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT AFTER KNEE-TEP-CHANGE IN (B)(6) 2018. KNEE-TEP LCS REVISION ON (B)(6) 2019: PARTIALLY COUPLED, STALK GUIDED, PARTIALLY CEMENTED."
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; No Code Available
MAUDE report 9416110 ↗InjuryDec 5, 2019Loss of Osseointegration; Osseointegration Problem; Loss of Osseointegration; Osseointegration Problem
HCP REPORTED TO (B)(4): "RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE FEMORAL SHIELD. THE EPIPHYSEAL ZONE IS LOOSENED AND THE PLUG CONE TO THE METAPHYSEAL SLEEVE SHOWS DISTINCT CORROSION MARKS (FRETTING). LOOSENING OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT AFTER KNEE-TEP-CHANGE IN (B)(6) 2018. KNEE-TEP LCS REVISION ON (B)(6) 2019; PARTIALLY COUPLED, STALK GUIDED, PARTIALLY CEMENTED."
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; No Code Available
MAUDE report 9416109 ↗MalfunctionApr 24, 2019Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert
IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO ATTACH THE 5MM STD+ AUGMENT TO THE FEMORAL COMPONENT. THEY TRIED TO ATTACH A STD 5MM AUGMENT ALSO, BUT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IT ATTACHED TO THE FEMUR. THEY IMPLANTED THE FEMUR WITHOUT AUGMENT AND WITH EXTRA CEMENT. OPENED ANOTHER IMPLANT, BUT WAS ALSO IMPOSSIBLE TO ATTACH. 20 MINUTE DELAY.
Patient problems: Not Applicable
MAUDE report 8544087 ↗InjuryMar 29, 2019Loss of or Failure to Bond; Loss of or Failure to Bond
PATIENT HAD A REVISION KNEE FOR ONGOING PAIN. MRI SHOWED AN INCREASED UPTAKE AROUND THE FEMUR-THIS WAS STATED IN THE NOTES AND CAN INDICATE LOOSENING OF THE COMPONENT.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 8463917 ↗InjuryMar 29, 2019Loss of or Failure to Bond; Loss of or Failure to Bond
PATIENT HAD A REVISION KNEE FOR ONGOING PAIN. MRI SHOWED AN INCREASED UPTAKE AROUND THE FEMUR-THIS WAS STATED IN THE NOTES AND CAN INDICATE LOOSENING OF THE COMPONENT.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 8463903 ↗
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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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