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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

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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 ↗

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