VLP MINI-MOD 74401510Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556489345), received between Nov 12, 2018 and Dec 29, 2021 — classified as 4 injuries, 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (4 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 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryDec 29, 2021Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A TRAUMA SURGERY CONDUCTED ON (B)(6) 2021 IN ORDER TO REDUCE A METACARPAL FRACTURE, A VLP MINI-MOD 1.5MM STRAIGHT PLATE 8 HOLE AND VLP TITANIUM 1.5MM X 10MM CORTEX SCREWS WERE PLACED. HOWEVER, WHEN FIXING THE VLP TITANIUM 1.5MM X 10MM CORTEX SCREWS, TWO OF THEM BROKE INSIDE THE PATIENT, LEAVING THE SCREW BODY INSIDE THE PATIENT'S BONE. THE VLP MINI-MOD 1.5MM STRAIGHT PLATE 8 HOLE WAS REMOVED. THE SCREWS REMAINED INSIDE THE PATIENT WITHOUT GENERATING ANY AFFECTATION. SURGERY WAS RESUMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH A VLP MINI-MOD 2.0MM STRAIGHT PLATE 8 HOLE, WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUE. PATIENT WAS NOT INJURED BEYOND THE INCIDENT REPORTED, AND THEIR CURRENT HEALTH CONDITION IS STABLE.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions; Perforation

  MAUDE report 13112935 ↗
• InjuryApr 13, 2020Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT METACARPAL OSTEOSYNTHESIS SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON THE PATIENT'S LEFT HAND. DISTAL AND PROXIMAL LOCKINGS 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 PROXIMAL 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: Injury

  MAUDE report 9953312 ↗
• InjuryJan 23, 2020Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY WHEN INSERTING THE SCREWS, THE HEADS SHEARED OFF MID-CASE LEAVING JUST THE SCREW SHAFT IN THE BONE. BONE WAS NORMAL AND NO EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS USED. THE SHAFTS WERE LEFT IN THE BONE AS THEY WERE FLUSH WITH THE CORTICAL WALL AND WOULD CAUSE MORE DAMAGE TRYING TO REMOVE. THERE WAS A DELAY BETWEEN 0 AND 30 MIN. A BACK-UP DEVICE WAS NOT AVAILABLE, THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH THE DEVICE IN QUESTION.

  Patient problems: No Information

  MAUDE report 9621185 ↗
• InjuryJan 23, 2020Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY WHEN INSERTING THE SCREWS, THE HEADS SHEARED OFF MID-CASE LEAVING JUST THE SCREW SHAFT IN THE BONE. BONE WAS NORMAL AND NO EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS USED. THE SHAFTS WERE LEFT IN THE BONE AS THEY WERE FLUSH WITH THE CORTICAL WALL. THERE WAS NO FURTHER PATIENT IMPART AND THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH A SLIGHT DELAY OF 30 MINUTES OR LESS.

  Patient problems: No Information

  MAUDE report 9621182 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 13, 2018Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT INTRAOPERATIVELY, WHEN THE SURGEON WAS PLACING THE SCREW ON THE PLATE, THE HEAD OF THE SCREW WAS BROKEN, LEAVING ONE PART ENCRUSTED AND THE OTHER OUTSIDE.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 8063909 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 12, 2018Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT INTRAOPERATIVELY, WHEN THE SURGEON WAS PLACING THE SCREW ON THE PLATE, THE HEAD OF THE SCREW WAS BROKEN, LEAVING ONE PART ENCRUSTED AND THE OTHER OUTSIDE.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 8062806 ↗