VLP 74402009NRecalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · VLP TITANIUM 2.0MM X 9MM CORTEX SCREW T6 SELF-TAPPING NON-STERILE · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 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 00885556382349), received between Apr 12, 2021 and Apr 12, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K132886, K210837, K213126); 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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 12, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING OSTEOSYNTHESIS PROCEDURE PERFORMED IN THE METACARPAL WITH A 2.0 STRAIGHT PLATE THROUGH 6 HOLES, THE BONE WAS DRILLED AND MEASURED TO USE A VLP TI 2.0MM X 9MM CTX SCR T6 S-T NS. AT THE MOMENT OF PLACING THE SCREW, THE HEAD WAS REMOVED, LEAVING THE BODY INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 30 MINS DELAY USING THE SAME DEVICE. NO OTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. PATIENT'S HEALTH CONDITION IS STABLE.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11648458 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K132886, K210837, K213126. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0397-2018 · Dec 11, 2017 · Terminatedsmith&nephew Mini-Fragment Plating System, VLP(R) Mini-Mod Small Bone Plating System, EVOS(R) Mini Plating system, 2.0MM STOUT STRAIGHT PLATE, 8 HOLE VLP(R) MIN-MOD, REF 74442030,
- Z-0396-2018 · Dec 11, 2017 · Terminatedsmith&nephew Mini-Fragment Plating System, VLP(R) Mini-Mod Small Bone Plating System, EVOS(R) Mini Plating system, 2.0MM STRAIGHT PLATE, 8 HOLE VLP(R) MIN-MOD, REF 74442024, QTY: (
Other Plate, fixation, bone devices
- Lapiplasty System 2 SK14Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. · Plate, Fixation, Bone260 reports
- PRECICE® Plating System LP4.5-PRF4BNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Plate, Fixation, Bone3 recalls6 reports
- PRECICE® Plating System LP4.5-MLT4BNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Plate, Fixation, Bone3 recalls5 reports
- PRECICE® Plating System LP4.5-PLF4BNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Plate, Fixation, Bone3 recalls3 reports
- PRECICE® Plating System LP4.5-MRT4BNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Plate, Fixation, Bone3 recalls3 reports
- PRECICE® Plating System LP4.5-DRF4BNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Plate, Fixation, Bone3 recalls1 report
- PRECICE® Plating System LP4.5-PLF40Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Plate, Fixation, Bone3 recalls0 reports
- PRECICE® Plating System LP4.5-PRT42Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Plate, Fixation, Bone3 recalls0 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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
How reports and recalls are matched · Editorial policy · Report an error on this page