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PERI-LOC VLP 72803008Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PERI-LOC VLP 3.5MM ONE-THIRD LOCKING TUBULAR PLATE 8H 98MM · Class 2 · Implant

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

Adverse event reports
3
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
3
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010612434), received between Dec 13, 2017 and Aug 26, 2024 — classified as 3 injuries.

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

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K062216, 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 18, 2026.

Reports received per month

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break2
  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1

Patient problems

  • Bone Fracture(s)1
  • Failure of Implant1
  • Injury1
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryAug 26, 2024Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER AN INTERNAL FIXATION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2019, DUE TO A FRACTURED AT THE LOWER END OF THE RIGHT TIBIA DUE TO A FALL, THE METAL PLATE BROKE. THIS HAS RESULTED IN MULTIPLE SURGERIES AND CAUSED SEVERE PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL LOSSES TO THE PATIENT. NO INJURY TO PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain

    MAUDE report 20065912 ↗
  • InjuryMar 14, 2019Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2017, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT DEBRIDEMENT AND SUTURE OF THE LEFT LOWER LEG, INTERNAL FIXATION OF THE HUMERUS AND PLATE FIXATION, AND EXTERNAL FIXATION OF THE HUMERUS SURGERY. HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL WITH GOOD RECOVERY. AFTER A YEAR OF REEXAMINATION, THE PLATE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN AND THE FRACTURE WAS NOT CURED.

    Patient problems: Injury

    MAUDE report 8421133 ↗
  • InjuryDec 13, 2017Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH SUDDEN PAIN IN THE LEFT FOREARM WITH LIMITED RANGE OF MOTION AND FLEXION WITH AN ELASTICITY FEELING. X-RAY INDICATED THE MIDDLE OF THE LEFT ULNA PLATE HAD BROKEN AND THE ORIGINAL FRACTURE SITE HAD AN ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY TO REMOVE THE BROKEN DEVICE AND PERFORM AN OPEN REDUCTION WITH PLATE AND SCREW INTERNAL FIXATION WITH BONE GRAFT.

    Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

    MAUDE report 7113392 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K062216, K210837, K213126. 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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