P.F.C. SIGMA 96-0882Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · P.F.C. SIGMA DISTAL AUGMENT SIZE 4 8mm LEFT · Class 3 · Implant
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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 12
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 12
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 12 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295234388), received between Mar 13, 2020 and Apr 24, 2026 — classified as 12 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loss of or Failure to Bond” (2 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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem11
- Loss of or Failure to Bond2
Patient problems
- No Code Available4
- Pain4
- Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction3
- Joint Laxity3
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- Discomfort1
- Edema1
- Sepsis1
Recent adverse event reports
The 12 most recent of 12 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 24, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT SEPTIC A LOOSENING. IT WAS STATED THAT FEMUR/TIBIA WAS LOOSE. LOOSENING INTERFACE WAS MARKED AS UNKNOWN. DOI: (B)(6) 2017. DOR: (B)(6) 2026. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Sepsis; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 24981831 ↗InjuryNov 21, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD AN UNDISCOVERED NICKEL ALLERGY. THEY HAD PAIN THROUGHOUT THEIR LEG, SO THE SURGEON REPLACED EVERYTHING WITH COMPETITOR IMPLANTS. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE : UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction; Pain
MAUDE report 18184856 ↗InjuryNov 21, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD AN UNDISCOVERED NICKEL ALLERGY. THEY HAD PAIN THROUGHOUT THEIR LEG, SO THE SURGEON REPLACED EVERYTHING WITH COMPETITOR IMPLANTS. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE : UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction; Pain
MAUDE report 18184826 ↗InjuryAug 24, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED AND THE IMPLANTS WERE EXPLANTED DUE TO NICKEL ALLERGY. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS ANY SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6) 2021. DOR: (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction
MAUDE report 17611809 ↗InjuryJun 1, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO KNEE INSTABILITY. DOI: (B)(6) 2017. DOR: (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 17044279 ↗InjuryDec 2, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON STATED PATIENT WAS UNSTABLE. THE SURGEON REMOVED THE FEMORAL COMPONENTS/POLY AND REPLACED FEMORAL COMPONENTS/POLY. THERE WAS NO REPORTED LOOSENING. THERE WAS NO REPORTED SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6) 2018. DOR: (B)(6) 2022. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 15909300 ↗InjuryDec 2, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON STATED PATIENT WAS UNSTABLE. THE SURGEON REMOVED THE FEMORAL COMPONENTS/POLY AND REPLACED FEMORAL COMPONENTS/POLY. THERE WAS NO REPORTED LOOSENING. THERE WAS NO REPORTED SURGICAL DELAY. DOI: (B)(6) 2018. DOR: (B)(6) 2022. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 15907755 ↗InjuryFeb 8, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTION. POLY EXCHANGES ON (B)(6) 2017 AND (B)(6) 2020 BOTH HAVE SEPARATE MDR. ALSO A PATELLA WAS REMOVED UNKNOWN LOT AND REFERENCE OR IF IT WAS DEPUY. DOI: (B)(6) 2017, (B)(6) 2020 (INSERT); DOR: (B)(6) 2021; LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 11292405 ↗InjurySep 29, 2020Loss of or Failure to Bond; Loss of or Failure to Bond
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT CONSULTED FOR KNEE PAIN AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ADAPTOR BOLT BROKE, WHICH LED TO LOOSENING OF THE FEMORAL COMPONENT AT BONE TO CEMENT AND CEMENT TO IMPLANT INTERFACES. COMPETITOR CEMENT WAS USED. PATIENT WAS REVISED AND ALL BROKEN PIECES OF THE BOLT AND THE ADAPTOR WERE RETRIEVED. DOI: (B)(6) 2015, DOR: (B)(6) 2020, LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 10602836 ↗InjurySep 29, 2020Loss of or Failure to Bond; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Loss of or Failure to Bond; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ON (B)(6) 2020, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT KNEE REVISION DUE TO INSTABILITY, EFFUSION, PAIN, DISCOMFORT, FEMORAL COMPONENT MIGRATION AND LOOSENING AT AN UNKNOWN INTERFACE, TIBIAL TRAY LOOSENING AT AN UNKNOWN INTERFACE, AND NO INGROWTH OF THE TIBIAL OR FEMORAL SLEEVES. THE UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER PATELLAR COMPONENT WAS RETAINED. ALL OTHER COMPONENTS WERE REVISED. THERE WERE NO INDICATED INTRA-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS.
Patient problems: Discomfort; Edema; No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 10600394 ↗InjuryMar 13, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INSTABILITY. DOI: (B)(6) 2012. DOR: (B)(6) 2020, LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 9829084 ↗InjuryMar 13, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INSTABILITY. DOI: (B)(6) 2012. DOR: (B)(6) 2020. LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 9829068 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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