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P.F.C. SIGMA 96-0863Recalls & reported problems

Depuy (Ireland) · P.F.C. SIGMA DISTAL AUGMENT SIZE 3 8mm RIGHT · Class 3 · Implant

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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
11
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
11
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 11 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295234296), received between Jul 9, 2018 and Mar 13, 2025 — classified as 11 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration” (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

Nov 2023: 1 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 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: 1 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

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem10
  • Migration1
  • Unintended Movement1

Patient problems

  • No Code Available5
  • Unspecified Infection5
  • Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available2
  • Joint Laxity2
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

The 11 most recent of 11 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMar 13, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A PAINFUL RIGHT KNEE. SURGEON CONVERTED FROM A TC3 TO DISTAL FEMORAL REPLACEMENT. SURGICAL DELAY WAS UNKNOWN. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 21596829 ↗
  • InjuryNov 13, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTED TOTAL KNEE. NO DELAY. DOI- (B)(6) 2020. DOR- (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE-LEFT KNEE.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 18119371 ↗
  • InjuryJan 20, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTION. DOI: (B)(6) 2020. DOR: (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 16214057 ↗
  • InjuryMar 23, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS SIGNIFICANT FLEXION CONTRACTURE BUT INSTABILITY IN FLEXION. TIBIAL COMPONENTS REMOVED ALONG WITH FEMORAL COMPONENTS AND CONVERTED TO DISTAL FEMORAL REPLACEMENT ON EXISTING FEMORAL SLEEVE AND STEM. NO SURGICAL DELAY REPORTED. DOI: (B)(6) 2018, DOR: (B)(6) 2021, RIGHT KNEE.

    Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 11554914 ↗
  • InjuryMar 23, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS SIGNIFICANT FLEXION CONTRACTURE BUT INSTABILITY IN FLEXION. TIBIAL COMPONENTS REMOVED ALONG WITH FEMORAL COMPONENTS AND CONVERTED TO DISTAL FEMORAL REPLACEMENT ON EXISTING FEMORAL SLEEVE AND STEM. NO SURGICAL DELAY REPORTED. DOI: (B)(6) 2018. DOR: (B)(6) 2021; RIGHT KNEE.

    Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; Joint Laxity

    MAUDE report 11554905 ↗
  • InjuryJul 17, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO MCL RUPTURE. REVISED FEMORAL COMPONENT AND TIBIAL POLY TO A SROM HINGE. DOI: (B)(6) 2019. DOR: (B)(6) 2020; RIGHT KNEE.

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 10291870 ↗
  • InjuryJun 17, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A UNSTABLE KNEE AND NEEDED A CONVERSION TO A HINGE KNEE. DOI: (B)(6) 2018, DOR: (B)(6) 2020, RIGHT KNEE.

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 10162640 ↗
  • InjurySep 17, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTION. THE PATIENT ALSO UNDERWENT A POLY EXCHANGE FOR THE SAME REASON AT THIS HOSPITAL ON (B)(6) 2019 AND WAS CAPTURED IN (B)(4). DOI: (B)(6) 2019, (B)(6) 2019 (INSERT); DOR: (B)(6) 2019; RIGHT KNEE.

    Patient problems: No Code Available; Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 9079009 ↗
  • InjurySep 17, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTION. THE PATIENT ALSO UNDERWENT A POLY EXCHANGE FOR THE SAME REASON AT THIS HOSPITAL ON (B)(6) 2019 AND WAS CAPTURED IN (B)(4). DOI: (B)(6) 2019, (B)(6) 2019 (INSERT), DOR: (B)(6) 2019, RIGHT KNEE.

    Patient problems: No Code Available; Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 9078137 ↗
  • InjuryJul 26, 2019Unintended Movement; Migration; Unintended Movement; Migration

    PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS LATER SHIFT OF FEMORAL COMPONENT IN PATIENT WITH ABNORMAL FEMUR. SURGEON EXPLANTED FEMORAL COMPONENT AND REVISED WITH SIGMA TC3. DOI: UNK, DOR: (B)(6) 2019 RIGHT KNEE.

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 8831691 ↗
  • InjuryJul 9, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS INFECTION. REVISED ALL KNEE COMPONENTS AND REMOVED. DOI: (B)(6) 20018; DOR: (B)(6) 2018; RIGHT KNEE.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 7670148 ↗

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