SIGMA 97-0452Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · SIGMA TIBIAL INSERT FIXED BEARING CURVED PLUS 3 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
- 9
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 9
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 9 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295250562), received between Sep 26, 2019 and May 7, 2026 — classified as 9 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Naturally Worn” (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 Problem8
- Naturally Worn1
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection5
- Pain2
- Adhesion(s)1
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- Fibrosis1
- Joint Laxity1
- Muscular Rigidity1
- No Code Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 9 most recent of 9 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 7, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTED KNEE. POLY SWAP. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 25116337 ↗InjuryDec 4, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT POLY SWAP DUE TO INFECTION. NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. DOI: UNKNOWN, DOR: (B)(6) 2025, AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 23719609 ↗InjuryMay 13, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A POLY SWAP WAS PERFORMED FOR INFECTION. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 22009012 ↗InjuryDec 2, 2024Adverse 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 INFECTION AND UNDERWENT WASHOUT WITH A NEW POLY. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: (B)(6) 2024. AFFECTED SIDE: RIGHT KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 20820461 ↗InjuryApr 16, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED STATING THAT THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 19115729 ↗InjuryMay 2, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS REVISED FOR POLY EXCHANGE DUE TO INFECTION. DOI- (B)(6) 2020. DOR- (B)(6) 2023. AFFECTED SIDE- LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 16854695 ↗InjuryApr 17, 2023Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON HAD NOTED INSTABILITY AND POSSIBLE POLY WEAR. A 3X12.5 POLY WAS REMOVED. A TRIAL WAS PLACED IN OF SIMILAR SIZE. ENDED UP UPSIZING INSERT TO A 15. PUT THE KNEE THROUGH A ROM AND LIKE THE RESULTS. DOI: UNKNOWN. DOR: MARCH 30,2023. AFFECTED SIDE: LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Joint Laxity
MAUDE report 16751542 ↗InjuryJun 10, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT POLY EXCHANGE DUE TO INFECTION. NO DELAYS TO SURGERY. DOI: UNKNOWN, DOR: (B)(6) 2021, LEFT KNEE.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 11974148 ↗InjurySep 26, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED 17 JUNE 2019 AND WERE REVIEWED 06 SEPTEMBER 2019 FOR MDR REPORTABILITY. ON (B)(6) 2013, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT TOTAL RIGHT KNEE ARTHROPLASTY DUE TO OSTEOARTHRITIS. IT WAS NOTED THE PATELLA WAS RESURFACED. THE SURGEON REPORTED NO INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AND PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO RECOVERY IN STABLE CONDITION. THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH THE ATTUNE KNEE SYSTEM AND SMARTSET BONE CEMENT X 2. ON (B)(6) 2013, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT KNEE MANIPULATION DUE TO STIFFNESS. THE SURGEON INDICATED PALPABLE LYSIS OF ADHESIONS WERE FELT. THE SURGEON REPORTED NO INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS. ON (B)(6) 2014, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT KNEE ARTHROSCOPY WITH RESECTION OF SCAR TISSUE. DUE TO PAIN. THE SURGEON REPORTED THE SCAR TISSUE WAS REMOVED, AND NO INTEROPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS. ON (B)(6) 2016, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RIGHT KNEE REVISION DUE TO LOOSENING AND ARTHROFIBROSIS. THE SURGEON NOTED THE FEMORAL COMPONENT WAS NOT GROSSLY LOOSE BUT REMOVED VERY EASILY, AND THE TIBIAL COMPONENT DIS-IMPACTED RATHER EASILY. THE SURGEON DID NOT REPORT WHICH INTERFACES HE FOUND LOOSENING. THE PATELLA WAS REVISED. THE SURGEON REPORTED NO INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS. UN
Patient problems: Adhesion(s); Fibrosis; Muscular Rigidity; No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 9125651 ↗
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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