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PERI-LOC VLP 72820107Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PERI-LOC VLP 3.5MM POSTEROMEDIAL PROXIMAL TIBIA LOCKING PLATE 7H LEFT 98MM · Class 2

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

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00885556067536), received between Dec 31, 2019 and Dec 31, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Misconnection” (1 report).

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K062216, K210837); they may or may not involve this specific model.

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

  • Misconnection1

Patient problems

  • Injury1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryDec 31, 2019Misconnection; Misconnection

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY, IT WAS DECIDED TO PLACE A MEDIAL PLATE (POSTEROMEDIAL) AND ANOTHER SIDE PLATE OF THE SAME SYSTEM 3.5 VLP. AFTER COMMUNICATING THE DOCTOR THAT THE PLATE WAS BLOCKED WITH 15° ANGULATION, IT WAS PROCESSED TO DRILL WITH THE DRILL OF 2.7 TO LOCATE SCREWS, BUT AFTER PERFORMING IT SEVERAL TIMES AND IN DIFFERENT HOLES, NO SCREW LOCKED IN THE PLATE. IT IS DECIDED TO PUT ON THIS PLATE ONLY CORTEX SCREWS. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WERE ANY DELAYS IN THE PROCEDURE.

    Patient problems: Injury

    MAUDE report 9535911 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K062216, K210837. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-1854-2017 · Mar 9, 2017 · Terminated
    Peri-Loc(R) VLP 3.5 MM X 6 MM SELF-TAPPING CORTEX SCREW, QTY: (1), STERILE R, REF 71801306 Orthopedic

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