SIGMA 97-0432Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · SIGMA TIBIAL INSERT FIXED BEARING CURVED PLUS 2 12.5mm XLK · Class 2 · Implant
All models of SIGMA (380)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295250449), received between Jul 24, 2018 and Mar 27, 2025 — classified as 2 injuries, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Defective Device” (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 Problem2
- Defective Device2
- Fitting Problem2
- Difficult to Insert1
Patient problems
- Muscular Rigidity2
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 27, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO KNEE WAS STIFF AND POLY WAS EXCHANGED. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2025. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Muscular Rigidity
MAUDE report 21710703 ↗InjuryMar 27, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT HAD STIFF KNEE, POLY EXCHANGE. DOE: (B)(6) 2025. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Muscular Rigidity
MAUDE report 21709823 ↗MalfunctionApr 30, 2019Difficult to Insert; Fitting Problem; Defective Device; Difficult to Insert; Fitting Problem; Defective Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CVD PLUS INSERT DID NOT LOCK, THEY HAD TO USE ANOTHER INSERT WHICH GOT LOCKED IN FIRST TIME. NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES. SURGERY COMPLETED BY USING ANOTHER INSERT.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8564818 ↗MalfunctionJul 24, 2018Fitting Problem; Defective Device; Fitting Problem; Defective Device
PFC KNEE REPLACEMENT, (B)(6), (B)(6) HEALTH (B)(6) 2018. DURING THE IMPACTING OF THE LINER IT WOULD NOT SEAT INTO THE TRAY, THE SURGEON TRIED SEVERAL TIME TO RESEAT, A NEW LINER WAS OPENED AND THE NEW LINER FITTED FIRST TIME. ON INSPECTION ONE OF THE TAPS ON THE UNDERNEATH OF THE LINER DID NOT LOOK LIKE THE OTHER SIDE. PATIENT INITIAL (B)(6), AGED (B)(6) YEARS, DOB: (B)(6).
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 7714551 ↗
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices
- ATTUNE 1506-00-005Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER589 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-004Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER580 reports
- JOURNEY 74012812Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER502 reports
- JOURNEY 74011856Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER438 reports
- PERSONA™ 42-5099-094-00Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER406 reports
- JOURNEY 74011857Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER388 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-007Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER288 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-003Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER271 reports
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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