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P.F.C. SIGMA 96-1720Recalls & reported problems

Depuy (Ireland) · P.F.C. SIGMA CEMENTED FEMORAL STEM 13mm x 90mm 7 DEGREE · Class 3 · Implant

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

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
2
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295240051), received between Sep 20, 2018 and Sep 10, 2019 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Loose or Intermittent Connection” (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.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
  • Loose or Intermittent Connection1

Patient problems

  • Pain2
  • Foreign Body Reaction1
  • Injury1
  • Joint Disorder1
  • No Code Available1
  • Not Applicable1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjurySep 10, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    MEDICAL RECORDS WERE REVIEWED TO IDENTIFY PATIENT HARMS/PRODUCT ISSUES. IT IS INDICATED THE PATIENT WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN PRIOR TO REVISION ON (B)(6) 2019. ALSO, THE SURGEON NOTED THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED EXPECTED ACUTE BLOOD LOSS ANEMIA POST-OPERATIVELY AND RECEIVED TWO UNITS OF PACKED RED BLOOD CELLS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body Reaction; Injury; Joint Disorder; No Code Available; Pain

    MAUDE report 8982809 ↗
  • InjurySep 20, 2018Loose or Intermittent Connection; Loose or Intermittent Connection

    THE PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS PAIN AND TIBIAL TRAY AND FEMORAL COMPONENT LOOSENING AT THE CEMENT TO IMPLANT INTERFACE. DEPUY CEMENT WAS USED IN THE PREVIOUS OPERATION. DOI: (B)(6) 2005 (STEM), DOI: (B)(6) 2007 (FEMORAL), DOR: (B)(6) 2009.

    Patient problems: Not Applicable; Pain

    MAUDE report 7895200 ↗

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