P.F.C. SIGMA 1581-23-117Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · P.F.C. SIGMA TIBIAL INSERT FIXED BEARING STABILIZED 3 17.5mm 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
- 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 10603295064367), received between Oct 18, 2018 and Nov 22, 2022 — 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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4
Patient problems
- No Code Available3
- Adhesion(s)1
- Insufficient Information1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 22, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED WITH WASHOUT OF POLY EXCHANGE. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6) 2022. DOR: (B)(6) 2022. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 15842989 ↗InjurySep 2, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON SAID THE PATIENT WAS SUFFERING FROM A DEVELOPMENTAL FLEXION CONTRACTURE. HE NEEDED TO OPEN UP THE KNEE AND DO SOME RELEASES AND DEBRIDEMENT OF SCAR TISSUE. ONCE HE CLEARED OUT THE KNEE, HE TRAILED WITH A SZ 3 8MM PS INSERT. HE WAS ABLE TO IMPROVE THE RANGE OF MOTION GREATLY. THE SZ 3 8MM PS INSERT WAS OPENED AND IMPLANTED. THERE WAS A POLY EXCHANGE BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017, THE REASON FOR THE REVISION WAS NOT KNOWN. ORIGINAL IMPLANT DATE WAS UNKNOWN AS WELL. DOI: (B)(6) 2017, DOR: (B)(6) 2020, RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Adhesion(s); No Code Available
MAUDE report 10482573 ↗InjuryNov 27, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS STIFF KNEE.SURGEON PERFORMED AN IRRIGATION AND DEBRIEDMENT AND INSERTED A STABILIZED PLUS INSERT OF THE SAME THICKNESS. NO SURGICAL DELAY. UNKNOWN CEMENT WAS USED. DOI: (B)(6) 2013; DOR: (B)(6) 2019; RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 9386259 ↗InjuryOct 18, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT PRESENTED PAIN AND WAS BROUGHT TO THE OR FOR A POLYETHELENE LINER EXCHANGE.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 7977206 ↗
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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