P.F.C. SIGMA 96-2053Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · P.F.C. SIGMA TIBIAL INSERT FIXED BEARING CURVED 5 (CVD) 15mm GVF · Class 3 · Implant
All models of P.F.C. SIGMA (487)
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 10603295240952), received between Apr 8, 2019 and Nov 4, 2025 — classified as 5 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unintended Movement” (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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem4
- Unintended Movement1
Patient problems
- Pain3
- Insufficient Information1
- No Code Available1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 4, 2025Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD KNEE IN FOR 15 PLUS YEARS. THE POLY SPUN OUT WHILE DOING ACTIVITIES AT HOME. THE SURGEON REPLACED THE POLY WITH A THICKER INSERT. STABLE ALL AROUND. ACTIVITY LEVEL - YES. DOI: UNKNOWN, DOR: ON (B)(6) 2025, AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 23467528 ↗InjuryNov 18, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTION IN LEFT TOTAL SIGMA KNEE. THE SURGEON DID A WASHOUT WITH A TIBIAL INSERT EXCHANGE. DOI: (B)(6) 2024. DOR: (B)(6) 2024. AFFECTED SIDE : LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 20705499 ↗InjuryJul 15, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THIS CASE IS TO CAPTURE PATIENTS¿ PRIOR REVISIONS REPORTED IN (B)(4). THIS WAS THE FIRST REVISION PROCEDURE FOR THIS PATIENT. PATIENT UNDERWENT A LEFT PRIMARY TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT (TKR) ON (B)(6)2009. REVISED ON (B)(6) 2009 TO TREAT PAIN. ONLY THE INSERT WAS REVISED.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 12176665 ↗InjuryDec 1, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN. DOI: UNKNOWN DOR: (B)(6) 2020 LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 10924612 ↗InjuryApr 8, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS PAIN. PATELLA IMPLANT HAD DELAMINATED AND SMALL POLY IN THE JOINT. TIBIAL INSERT EXCHANGED AT REVISION. UPDATE: SMALL POLY FRAGMENTS WERE FROM THE PATELLA. DOI: (B)(6) 2005 ;DOR: (B)(6) 2019, RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 8491394 ↗
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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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