SIGMA 1960-50-200Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · SIGMA FEMORAL POSTERIOR STABILIZED CEMENTED SIZE 2 RIGHT · Class 3 · Implant
All models of SIGMA (380)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 12
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 10
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 12 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295075110), received between Sep 7, 2017 and Feb 3, 2026 — classified as 10 injuries, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Delivered as Unsterile Product” (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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem7
- Delivered as Unsterile Product1
- Device Damaged Prior to Use1
- Fracture1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Loss of or Failure to Bond1
- Malposition of Device1
- Use of Device Problem1
Patient problems
- Joint Laxity4
- Pain4
- No Code Available2
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Insufficient Information1
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
- No Information1
- Not Applicable1
Recent adverse event reports
The 12 most recent of 12 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 3, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INSTABILITY OF PREVIOUS IMPLANTS. REMOVED OLD IMPLANTS AND REVISED WITH NEW. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 24245692 ↗InjuryDec 9, 2025Adverse 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 INSTABILITY. POSTERIOR LATER WEAR ON INSERT. UNKNOWN LOT NUMBERS. SURGEON REMOVED FEMUR, TIBIA, INSERT.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 23756280 ↗InjuryDec 8, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IMPLANTS REMOVED DUE TO INSTABILITY AND ANTERIOR KNEE PAIN. SURGEON BELIEVES THE JOINT LINE WAS RAISED TOO MUCH RESULTING IN PATELLA BAJA. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity; Pain
MAUDE report 15939128 ↗InjuryApr 25, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
REVISION COMPLETED TO ADDRESS PAIN DUE TO OVERSTUFFED TIBIAL IMPLANT. ISSUE WAS WITH THE SIZING OF THE IMPLANT. NO LOOSENING WAS PRESENT.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 14196703 ↗InjuryMar 1, 2022Loss of or Failure to Bond; Fracture; Use of Device Problem; Loss of or Failure to Bond; Fracture; Use of Device Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, 2003, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THE TKA SURGERY WITH THE P.F.C SIGUMA FEMORAL COMPONENT IN QUESTION. AFTER THE SURGERY, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE MEDIAL CONDYLE OF FEMORAL COMPONENT WAS CRUSHED AND MISALIGNED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. THE REVISION SURGERY IS PLANED ON (B)(6) 2022. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. AS OF THIS REPORT, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECORD OF REVISION.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 13632882 ↗InjuryApr 21, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INSTABILITY. NO LOOSENING REPORTED. NO DELAY TO SURGERY. DOI: (B)(6) 2014, DOR: (B)(6) 2021, RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 11699626 ↗InjuryAug 27, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO FLEXION INSTABILITY WITH HER PREVIOUS KNEE REPLACEMENT. SURGEON TIGHTENED HER FLEXION GAP WITH A TC3 FEMUR, +2 BOLT AND TC3 RP INSERT. DOI: (B)(6) 2015 DOR: (B)(6) 2020 RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 10461207 ↗InjuryMar 4, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE REASON FOR REVISION WAS INSTABILITY. THE MEDIAL FEMORAL CONDYLE WAS FRACTURED AT ONE POINT. IT WAS HEALED AT TIME OF REVISION.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 9785517 ↗MalfunctionDec 2, 2019Delivered as Unsterile Product; Delivered as Unsterile Product
ON SUNDAY THE 13TH IN THE SURGERY PROCESS THE J&J INHOUSE INSTRUMENTALIST DETECTED THAT THE PRODUCT SIGMA PS FEMUR SZ2 R (CODE 196050200 AND LOT: 8014599), HAD THE PLASTIC PROTECTOR OPEN. AFTER SURGICAL PROCEDURE HAS ADVANCED 10 MINUTES AND BEFORE PLACING THE DEFINITIVE PROSTHESIS ASKS THE CIRCULATOR TO PASS THE PROSTHESES AND THEY REALIZE THAT WHEN THEY OPENED THE BOX OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT THEY WERE OPEN AND THEREFORE WERE NOT STERILE, THIS CAUSED DISCOMFORT WITH THE SURGEON. SO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE J&J EXECUTIVE TO URGENTLY MANAGE YOUR REPLACEMENT. THIS CLAIM WAS ACCEPTED BY THE DELIVER TEAM AS A DISTRIBUTION CLAIM. THIS DELAY IN REPLACING THE PRODUCT IN THE INSTITUTION CAUSED THE PATIENT TO BE EXPOSED AT AN ADDITIONAL TIME TO THE ANESTHESIA OF THE PLANNED. DATE OF AWARENESS OF ADVERSE INCIDENT: NOVEMBER 5.
Patient problems: Not Applicable
MAUDE report 9398288 ↗MalfunctionJul 17, 2019Device Damaged Prior to Use; Device Damaged Prior to Use
CUSTOMER SENT IMPLANT TO DOT TO HAVE IT COATED WITH TINI. AT INCOMING INSPECTION DOT IDENTIFIED SOME SCRATCHES ON THE IMPLANT AND REFUSED IT TO UNDERGO THE TINI COATING-PROCESS. NO SURGERY DELAY, NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES FOR PATIENT REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8799297 ↗InjurySep 26, 2017Malposition of Device; Malposition of Device
IT WAS INDICATED THAT FEMORAL COMPONENT WAS IMPLANTED IN EXCESSIVE VALGUS DUE TO A CORTICAL PERFORATION WITH THE IM T-HANDLE.
Patient problems: No Information
MAUDE report 6893492 ↗InjurySep 7, 2017Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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