VLP MINI-MOD 74401509Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556489291), received between Apr 7, 2020 and Apr 28, 2023 — classified as 1 injury, 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (2 reports).

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.

• MalfunctionApr 28, 2023Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING USE, A VLP TI 1.5MM X 9MM CTX SCR T4 S-T BROKE. IT REMAINS UNCLEAR IF THE PIECES WERE REMOVED FROM THE WOUND. SURGERY WAS RESUMED, AFTER A SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH A SMITH AND NEPHEW BACK-UP DEVICE. NO PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16837640 ↗
• InjuryAug 16, 2022Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING AN INTERNAL FIXATION SURGERY, THE VLP TITANIUM 1.5 MM X 9 MM CORTEX SCREW T4 SELF-TAPPING WAS LEFT WITHOUT A HEAD WHEN IT WAS SCREWED IN. SURGERY WAS RESUMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH THE SAME DEVICE. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS PROBLEM.

  Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 15237786 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 7, 2020Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT METACARPAL OSTEOSYNTHESIS SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON THE PATIENT'S LEFT HAND. DISTAL AND PROXIMAL LOCKING WERE MADE BY PLACING THE THIRD SCREW-LOCKED FROM PROXIMAL TO DISTAL ORDER. AN X-RAY PLATE WAS TAKEN INTRAOPERATIVELY AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE VLP TI 1.5MM X 9MM CTX SCR T4 S-T DISTAL SCREW WAS BROKEN. DESPITE THIS, THE FRACTURE WAS ALIGNED. THE BROKEN SCREW WAS LEFT INSIDE THE PATIENT AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AS PLANNED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 9932962 ↗