P.F.C. SIGMA 1581-15-108Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · P.F.C. SIGMA TIBIAL INSERT FIXED BEARING CURVED 5 8mm XLK · 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
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295063636), received between Jan 19, 2018 and Mar 11, 2022 — classified as 5 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (1 report).
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 Problem4
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection4
- No Code Available3
- Pain2
- Edema1
- Joint Disorder1
- Swelling/ Edema1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 11, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION COMPLETED DUE TO LOOSENING. THE PATIENT CAME TO THE ER WITH A SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL RIGHT KNEE. THE KNEE WAS ASPIRATED WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE PATIENT HAS A JOINT INFECTION. SURGEON PERFORMED I&D AND EXCHANGED THE POLYETHYLENE INSERT. THE FEMORAL, TIBIAL, AND PATELLA COMPONENTS REMAIN. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2022. AFFECTED SIDE : RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Pain; Swelling/ Edema; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 13736614 ↗InjuryApr 14, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INFECTION IMPLANTS REMOVED AND INSERTED AS A SPACER/ PROSTALAC. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2020; LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 9957715 ↗InjuryJan 8, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
CLINICAL ADVERSE EVENT RECEIVED FOR RECURRENT HEMARTHROSIS EVENT IS NOT SERIOUS AND IS CONSIDERED MILD EVENT IS POSSIBLY RELATED TO DEVICE AND TO PROCEDURE. DOI: (B)(6) 2012; DOE: (B)(6) 2019; (RIGHT KNEE).
Patient problems: Edema; Joint Disorder; No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 9564955 ↗InjurySep 9, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERED FROM AN ACUTE INFECTION. SURGEON DID AN I&D AND EXCHANGED THE POLY. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2019; UNKNOWN AFFECTED SIDE.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8977361 ↗InjuryJan 19, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INFECTION. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2017. LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 7205100 ↗
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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