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SIGMA 97-0453Recalls & reported problems

Depuy (Ireland) · SIGMA TIBIAL INSERT FIXED BEARING CURVED PLUS 3 15mm XLK · Class 2 · Implant

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

Adverse event reports
4
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
3
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295250579), received between Nov 15, 2017 and Oct 4, 2021 — classified as 3 injuries, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (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 Problem2
  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1
  • Misconnection1

Patient problems

  • Fall1
  • No Code Available1
  • No Information1
  • Not Applicable1
  • Pain1
  • Unspecified Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryOct 4, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO INFECTED KNEE. DOI: UNKNOWN, DOR: (B)(6) 2021 RIGHT KNEE.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 12569051 ↗
  • InjuryMar 13, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO FALL AND TORE HER PATELLAR TENDON. THE SURGEON WANTED TO PUT IN A NEWER POLY WHILE HE HAD THE KNEE JOINT EXPOSED WHILE REPAIRING THE PATELLA TENDON. DOI: (B)(6) 2012. DOR: (B)(6) 2020, LEFT KNEE.

    Patient problems: Fall; No Code Available

    MAUDE report 9831217 ↗
  • InjuryMay 21, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    DER STATES THAT THE PATIENTS KNEE WAS REVISED DUE TO PAIN IN THE TIBIA SUFFERED AFTER A HARD FALL. THE TIBIAL COMPONENT WAS TAKEN OUT WITH SOME FORCE NEEDS LEAVING CEMENT ON THE TRAY AND IN THE TIBIA. DOI: (B)(6) 2017; DOR: (B)(6) 2018; LEFT KNEE.

    Patient problems: Not Applicable; Pain

    MAUDE report 7529219 ↗
  • MalfunctionNov 15, 2017Misconnection; Misconnection

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TIBIAL INSERT IMPLANT WOULD NOT IMPACT INTO TIBIAL TRAY.

    Patient problems: No Information

    MAUDE report 7036221 ↗

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