P.F.C. SIGMA 1581-05-008Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · P.F.C. SIGMA TIBIAL INSERT FIXED BEARING POSTERIOR-LIPPED (PLI) 5 8mm GVF · Class 2 · Implant
All models of P.F.C. SIGMA (487)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10603295062721), received between Jan 2, 2019 and Jan 2, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.
66 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K033272, K040166, K082500, K241000, K943462, K961685); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- No Code Available1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 2, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INSERT EXCHANGED DUE TO INFECTION. ORIGINAL IMPLANT DATE OR LOCATION WAS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8209646 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K033272, K040166, K082500, K241000, K943462, K961685. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1077-2014 · Dec 9, 2013 · TerminatedPFC SIGMA Cruciate Retaining (CR); Cemented Femoral devices; (Size 5/RT) Used during primary total knee arthroplasty to improve patient mobility.
- Z-0422-2014 · Nov 18, 2013 · TerminatedSIGMA LCS HIGH PERFORMANCE" MBT PUNCH NONCEMENTED Size 2-3 HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument is used to prepare the proximal tibial canal geometry to accept the final or definit
- Z-0419-2014 · Nov 18, 2013 · TerminatedSIGMA LCS HIGH PERFORMANCE" MBT PUNCH CEMENTED Size 2-3 HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument is used to prepare the proximal tibial canal geometry to accept the final or definitive
- Z-0418-2014 · Nov 18, 2013 · TerminatedSIGMA LCS HIGH PERFORMANCE" MBT PUNCH CEMENTED Size 1-1.5 HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument is used to prepare the proximal tibial canal geometry to accept the final or definiti
- Z-0423-2014 · Nov 18, 2013 · TerminatedSIGMA LCS HIGH PERFORMANCE" MBT PUNCH NONCEMENTED Size 4-7 HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument is used to prepare the proximal tibial canal geometry to accept the final or definit
- Z-0413-2014 · Nov 18, 2013 · TerminatedSIGMA LCS HIGH PERFORMANCE" MBT KEEL PUNCH CEMENTED Size 2-3 HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument is used to prepare the proximal tibial canal geometry to accept the final or def
- Z-0420-2014 · Nov 18, 2013 · TerminatedSIGMA LCS HIGH PERFORMANCE" MBT PUNCH CEMENTED Size 4-7 HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument is used to prepare the proximal tibial canal geometry to accept the final or definitive
- Z-0414-2014 · Nov 18, 2013 · TerminatedSIGMA LCS HIGH PERFORMANCE" MBT KEEL PUNCH CEMENTED Size 4-7 HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument is used to prepare the proximal tibial canal geometry to accept the final or defin
- Z-0412-2014 · Nov 18, 2013 · TerminatedSIGMA LCS HIGH PERFORMANCE" MBT KEEL PUNCH CEMENTED SIZE 1-1.5 HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument is used to prepare the proximal tibial canal geometry to accept the final or de
- Z-0421-2014 · Nov 18, 2013 · TerminatedSIGMA LCS HIGH PERFORMANCE" MBT PUNCH NONCEMENTED Size 1-1.5 HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument is used to prepare the proximal tibial canal geometry to accept the final or defin
- Z-0416-2014 · Nov 18, 2013 · TerminatedSIGMA LCS HIGH PERFORMANCE" MBT KEEL PUNCH NONCEMENTED Size 2-3 HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument is used to prepare the proximal tibial canal geometry to accept the final or d
- Z-0417-2014 · Nov 18, 2013 · TerminatedSIGMA LCS HIGH PERFORMANCE" MBT KEEL PUNCH NONCEMENTED Size 4-7 HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument is used to prepare the proximal tibial canal geometry to accept the final or de
- Z-0415-2014 · Nov 18, 2013 · TerminatedSIGMA LCS HIGH PERFORMANCE" MBT KEEL PUNCH NONCEMENTED Size 1-1.5 HP M.B.T. Keel Punch Knee Instrument is used to prepare the proximal tibial canal geometry to accept the final or
- Z-1686-2009 · May 7, 2009 · TerminatedDePuy P.F.C. Sigma Knee System, Non-Porous Cruciate Retaining Femoral Component, 73 mm M/L 69 mm A/P, 5 left, sterile, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Warsaw, IN; REF 96-0005. The devic
- Z-0407-2008 · Sep 27, 2007 · TerminatedDepuy P.F.C. E Knee System All Polyethylene Curved Tibial Component, 5, 15mm, 83mm M/L, 55mm A/P, UHMWPE, sterile; Product Code/REF 96-0663.
…and 51 more.
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices
- ATTUNE 1506-00-005Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER589 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-004Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER580 reports
- JOURNEY 74012812Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER502 reports
- JOURNEY 74011856Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER438 reports
- PERSONA™ 42-5099-094-00Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER406 reports
- JOURNEY 74011857Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER388 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-007Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER288 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-003Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER271 reports
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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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