VLP MINI-MOD 74401508Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556489246), received between Dec 29, 2020 and Aug 23, 2023 — classified as 3 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryAug 23, 2023Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A METACARPAL OSTEOSYNTHESIS SURGERY, WHEN A VLP TI 1.5MM X 8MM CTX SCR T4 S-T WAS BEING PLACED, IT BROKE OFF, LEAVING THE BODY INSIDE THE PATIENT AND THE HEAD OUTSIDE. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REMOVE IT BUT DUE TO ITS SIZE IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND WAS LEFT INSIDE OF THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH A BACKUP S+N DEVICE. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE RECORDED AS A RESULT OF THIS SITUATION.

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

  MAUDE report 17604626 ↗
• InjuryMay 13, 2021Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING METACARPAL OSTEOSYNTHESIS, AT THE TIME OF PLACING THE 6-HOLE STRAIGHT PLATE, THE FIRST SCREW WAS PLACED, THE VLP TI 1.5MM X 8MM CTX SCR T4 S-T PASSED AND THE HEAD OF THE SCREW BROKE WHEN IT WAS BEING SCREWED. THE BODY OF THE SCREW REMAINED INSIDE THE PATIENT AND IT COULD NOT BE REMOVED. NO SIGNIFICANT DELAYS WERE REPORTED AND THE HEALTH CONDITION OF THE PATIENT IS STABLE.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 11817079 ↗
• InjuryDec 29, 2020Connection Problem; Connection Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VLP MINIMOD 1.5 TITANIUM PLATE AND SCREWS WERE USED TO TREAT A FRACTURE OF THE FIFTH PHALANX. DURING THE PROCEDURE THE SECOND HOLE AND THE THIRD HOLE OF THE TITANIUM PLATE COULD NOT BE LOCKED WITH THE LOCKING SCREW, AND A NEW TITANIUM PLATE AND NEW SCREWS WERE INSERTED INTO THE PATIENT. IT WAS NECESSARY TO UNSCREW ALREADY PLACED SCREWS IN ORDER TO SWITCH TO THE OTHER PLATE AND DRILL UNPLANNED BONE HOLES IN ORDER TO PUT THE NEW PLATE. INTRAOPERATIVE FRACTURE RESET SATISFACTORILY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11090848 ↗