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P.F.C. SIGMA 1581-12-117Recalls & reported problems

Depuy (Ireland) · P.F.C. SIGMA TIBIAL INSERT FIXED BEARING CURVED 2.5 17.5mm XLK · Class 2 · Implant

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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
4
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
4
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295063308), received between Jun 18, 2021 and Oct 10, 2024 — classified as 4 injuries.

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.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 1 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4

Patient problems

  • Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
  • Cyst(s)1
  • Pressure Sore/Ulcer1
  • Unspecified Infection1
  • Wound Dehiscence1

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryOct 10, 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 INFECTION. SURGICAL DELAY WAS UNKNOWN. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2024. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 20417446 ↗
  • InjuryApr 21, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    CLINICAL ADVERSE EVENT RECEIVED FOR WOUND DEHISCENCE. EVENT IS SERIOUS AND IS CONSIDERED SEVERE. EVENT IS POSSIBLY RELATED TO PROCEDURE. EVENT IS NOT RELATED TO DEVICE. DATE OF IMPLANT: (B)(6) 2022. DATE OF EVENT: (B)(6) 2022. (RIGHT KNEE). TREATMENT: WOUND VAC.

    Patient problems: Wound Dehiscence

    MAUDE report 16784898 ↗
  • InjurySep 7, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    CLINICAL ADVERSE EVENT RECEIVED FOR DRAINING SORE CLOSE TO HER LEFT TOTAL KNEE INCISION : COMPLEX FLUID COLLECTION OR COMPLEX CYST WHICH AFTER SHE ABRADED IT SOME, WITH APPLICATIONS OF VOLTAREN GEL, HAS TUNED INTO AN ULCER OR SORE WHICH HAS NOT HEALED EVENT IS SERIOUS AND IS CONSIDERED MODERATE EVENT IS DEFINITELY NOT RELATED TO DEVICE AND IS THERE IS A REMOTE POSSIBILITY THE EVENT IS RELATED TO PROCEDURE. DATE OF IMPLANTATION: (B)(6) 2008. DATE OF REVISION: (B)(6) 2016 (INSERT, FOR INFECTION), DATE OF EVENT (ONSET): (B)(6) 2021, (LEFT KNEE). TREATMENT: SURGICAL IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT (NO PRODUCTS REVISED).

    Patient problems: Cyst(s); Pressure Sore/Ulcer

    MAUDE report 12437143 ↗
  • InjuryJun 18, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS CONFIRMED INFECTION. AN ANTIBIOTIC SPACER WAS PLACED. NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6) 2020. DOR: (B)(6) 2021. RIGHT KNEE.

    Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available

    MAUDE report 12026011 ↗

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