P.F.C. SIGMA 1581-22-110Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · P.F.C. SIGMA TIBIAL INSERT FIXED BEARING STABILIZED 2.5 10mm 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
- 19
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 18
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 19 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295064176), received between Nov 17, 2017 and Apr 21, 2026 — classified as 18 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Biocompatibility” (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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem14
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
- Biocompatibility1
- Difficult to Insert1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Loss of or Failure to Bond1
- Naturally Worn1
Patient problems
- Pain9
- No Code Available6
- Joint Laxity3
- Unspecified Infection3
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available2
- Osteolysis2
- Blood Loss1
- Fibrosis1
Recent adverse event reports
The 19 most recent of 19 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 21, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED INFECTION. DOI: (B)(6) 2019. DOR: (B)(6) 2026. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 24945310 ↗InjuryMar 1, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INSTABILITY. SURGICAL DELAY UNKNOWN. DOI: (B)(6) 2019. DOR: (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 16458942 ↗MalfunctionNov 7, 2022Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INSERT WOULD NOT FULLY ENGAGE IN TIBIAL TRAY OPENED A NEW ONE AND IT ENGAGED - BROKEN WHITE LEGO - BROKEN TIBIAL INSERT TRIAL. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6) 2022. DOR: (B)(6) 2022. AFFECTED SIDE: UNKNOWN KNEE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15749592 ↗InjuryNov 18, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE WOUND WAS DRAINING, IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. DOI : (B)(6) 2021, DOR : (B)(6) 2021, RIGHT SIDE.
Patient problems: Fluid Discharge
MAUDE report 12836286 ↗InjuryOct 12, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT'S KNEE WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS PAIN. SURGEON THOUGHT THERE WAS A FLEXION EXTENSION MISMATCH. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2021. LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity; Pain
MAUDE report 12616766 ↗InjuryAug 12, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN. FAILED RIGHT TOTAL KNEE. DOI: (B)(6) 2017, DOR: (B)(6) 2021, RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 12316043 ↗InjuryJul 6, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTION OF KNEE RESULTING IN A POLY INSERT SWAP. ORIGINAL IMPLANT DATE UNKNOWN. DOI: UNKNOWN DOR: (B)(6) 2021 UNKNOWN KNEE SIDE
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 12123098 ↗InjuryApr 5, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT REMOVAL OF TOTAL JOINT AND PLACEMENT OF ANTIBIOTIC SPACER DUE TO INFECTION. LOOSENING REPORTED ON THE FEMORAL COMPONENT AT BONE TO CEMENT INTERFACE. CEMENT MANUFACTURER NOT PROVIDED. DOI: (B)(6) 2015, DOR: (B)(6) 2021, LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 11614348 ↗InjuryDec 7, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
RIGHT KNEE REVISION - ORIGINAL SURGERY (B)(6) 2016. REMOVED FEMUR, TRAY & INSERT DUE TO INSTABILITY AND PAIN. LOOSENING IMPLANT TO CEMENT.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity; Pain
MAUDE report 10963186 ↗InjuryApr 29, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INFLAMMATION, PAIN AND INFECTION. DOI: (B)(6) 2019; DOR: (B)(6) 2020; LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Inflammation; No Code Available; Pain; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 10011454 ↗InjuryAug 14, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
CLINICAL ADVERSE EVENT RECEIVED FOR ABNORMAL COAGULATION FUNCTION. EVENT IS SERIOUS AND IS CONSIDERED MODERATE. EVENT IS POSSIBLY RELATED TO BOTH DEVICE AND PROCEDURE. DATE OF IMPLANTATION: (B)(6) 2018; DATE OF EVENT: (B)(6) 2019, (LEFT KNEE). ABNORMAL COAGULATION FUNCTION- ON (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT RETURNED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR VISIT 6. AFTER BLOOD COAGULATION EXAMINATION, THE APTT WAS 18.9S AND REPORTED AS A RISK VALUE. THE IT WAS JUDGED AS CS BY THE INVESTIGATOR. THE PATIENT WAS SUGGESTED OF OUT-PATIENT TREATMENT AT HEMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT, AND THE AE SHOULD BE CHECKED.
Patient problems: Blood Loss
MAUDE report 8894985 ↗InjuryJun 26, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INSTABILITY AND PAIN. THE INSERT WAS CHANGED FROM 10 TO 15MM. DOI: (B)(6) 2018, DOR: (B)(6) 2019, RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 8735230 ↗InjuryFeb 5, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT WAS REVISED ON (B)(6) 2019, TO ADDRESS PAIN AND LOOSENING OF THE TIBIAL COMPONENT AT CEMENT TO IMPLANT INTERFACE IN THE LEFT KNEE. COMPETITOR CEMENT WAS USED. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE TIBIAL COMPONENT WAS REMOVED AND REVISED TO MBT REVISION COMPONENT WITH STEM AND SLEEVE. THE ORIGINAL IMPLANT OCCURRED IN (B)(6) 2009.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Osteolysis; Pain
MAUDE report 8305409 ↗InjuryJan 3, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO PAINFUL RT TKA WITH ARTHROFIBROSIS.
Patient problems: Fibrosis; No Code Available; Pain; Scar Tissue
MAUDE report 8213068 ↗InjuryDec 5, 2018Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn
PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS OSTEOLYSIS, WORN POLY AND LOOSENING OF THE FEMORAL AND TIBIAL COMPONENT AT BONE TO CEMENT INTERFACE.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Osteolysis
MAUDE report 8134036 ↗InjuryNov 7, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INFECTION.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 8047253 ↗InjuryNov 2, 2018Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
InjuryOct 14, 2018Loss of or Failure to Bond; Biocompatibility; Loss of or Failure to Bond; Biocompatibility
CLINICAL NOTIFICATION RECEIVED FOR REVISION RELATED TO ASEPTIC LOOSENING/METAL ALLERGY. DOI: (B)(6) 2011, DOR: (B)(6) 2018, (RIGHT KNEE).
Patient problems: Inadequate Osseointegration; Tissue Damage
MAUDE report 7963887 ↗InjuryNov 17, 2017Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
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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