VLP FOOT 72823112Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · VLP 2.7MM SELF-TAPPING LOCKING CORTEX SCREW 12MM · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 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 03596010623218), received between Apr 13, 2020 and Apr 13, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 13, 2020Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ONCE THE HALLUX WITH PINS WAS REDUCED, THE DOCTOR LOCATED THE LEFT MTP PLATE (72824015) FOLLOWING THE INDICATED SURGICAL TECHNIQUE, LOCATED THE DRILL GUIDE DRILL WITH THE 2.0 DRILL PERPENDICULAR TO THE BONE, MEASURED AND LOCATED THE 2.7 CORTICAL SCREW X14. FOR THE FOLLOWING SCREWS AND USING THE SAME SURGICAL TECHNIQUE BUT WITH THE VARIABLE ANGLE GUIDE, SURGEON PROCEEDED TO PLACE THE LOCKED SCREWS AND NOTED THAT THEY DID NOT LOCK ON THE PLATE, CHANGE MEASUREMENTS, CHANGE DIRECTION AND EVEN SO THEY GAVE INSUFFICIENT FIXATION. FINALLY, SURGEON DECIDED TO PERFORM THE ARTHRODESIS WITH S&N CANNULATED SCREWS, IT IS CLEAR THAT NO PART OF THE IMPLANT REMAINED INSIDE THE PATIENT AND THE PROBLEM COULD BE SATISFACTORILY RESOLVED. THE PATIENT HEALTH CONDITIONS IS STABLE AND NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE PATIENT DUE TO THIS EVENT. DELAY OF (0 30) MINUTES REPORTED.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 9953502 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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