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P.F.C. SIGMA RPF 95-0023Recalls & reported problems

Depuy (Ireland) · P.F.C. SIGMA FEMORAL RPF CEMENTED SIZE 2.5 RIGHT · Class 3 · 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 10603295224099), received between Feb 9, 2018 and Apr 4, 2024 — classified as 5 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loss of or Failure to Bond” (3 reports).

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

Nov 2023: 1 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 1 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Loss of or Failure to Bond3
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
  • Malposition of Device1

Patient problems

  • Insufficient Information1
  • Joint Laxity1
  • No Code Available1
  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
  • Pain1
  • Unspecified Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryApr 4, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INSTABILITY. SURGICAL DELAY WAS UNKNOWN. DOI: (B)(6) 2006. DOR: (B)(6) 2024. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.

    Patient problems: Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 19042918 ↗
  • InjuryNov 21, 2023Loss of or Failure to Bond; Loss of or Failure to Bond

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN 2019, THE PRIMARY SURGERY WAS PERFORMED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT ANY SURGICAL DELAY. AFTER SURGERY, ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, INFECTION WAS CONFIRMED. DETAILS SUCH AS THE CAUSE OF THE INFECTION AND PLANS FOR REOPERATION ARE UNKNOWN. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED: THERE WAS NO INFECTION. IT TURNED OUT TO BE FEMORAL DE-BONDING, SO THE IMPLANT WAS REMOVED ON (B)(6), 2023 AND REVISION SURGERY IS SCHEDULED FOR (B)(6) 2023.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 18180903 ↗
  • InjuryJun 15, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S PRIMARY KNEE COMPONENTS WERE EXPLANTED (REMOVED) DUE TO INFECTION. THEY WERE REPLACED BY A TEMPORARY ANTIBIOTIC STATIC SPACER. DOI: (B)(6) 2018; DOR: (B)(6) 2022; AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 14698444 ↗
  • InjurySep 6, 2019Loss of or Failure to Bond; Malposition of Device; Loss of or Failure to Bond; Malposition of Device

    THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT KNEE REVISION DUE TO PAIN, INSTABILITY, TIBIAL TRAY MALPOSITIONING, AND FEMORAL COMPONENT MALPOSITIONING AND LOOSENING AT THE CEMENT TO IMPLANT INTERFACE. THE SURGEON NOTED THE PATELLA COMPONENT WAS NOT ORIGINALLY PLACED PERFECTLY SYMMETRIC, BUT THE COMPONENT WAS LEFT INTACT TO AVOID SIGNIFICANT BONE LOSS WITH REMOVAL. COMPETITOR CEMENT WAS USED DURING THE PRIMARY OPERATION. DOI: (B)(6) 2008; DOR: (B)(6) 2010, RIGHT KNEE.

    Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain

    MAUDE report 8969970 ↗
  • InjuryFeb 9, 2018Loss of or Failure to Bond; Loss of or Failure to Bond

    THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS LOOSENING OF THE FEMUR AT THE BONE TO CEMENT AND CEMENT TO IMPLANT INTERFACE, UNKNOWN CEMENT MANUFACTURER WAS USED. IT ALSO STATED THAT THE SURGEON THOUGHT SHE NEEDED A POLY SWAP, BUT ONCE HE WAS IN THERE HE REALIZED THE FEMUR WAS LOOSE. THE CEMENT CAME RIGHT OFF THE PROSTHESIS AND BONE. HE DOWNSIZED THE FEMUR FROM A 2.5 DOWN TO A 2. DOI: UNKNOWN; DOR: (B)(6) 2018; UNKNOWN KNEE AFFECTED SIDE.

    Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

    MAUDE report 7259823 ↗

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