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LCS 2178-30-121Recalls & reported problems

Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · LCS HIGH PERFORMANCE INSTRUMENTS RP TRIAL POST · Class 1

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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295093992), received between Feb 5, 2019 and May 5, 2021 — classified as 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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

Device problems

  • Break2

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionMay 5, 2021Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE TRIALING, THE DOCTOR CONTINUED TO HIT THE POLY TRIAL REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT THE POST SITS PROUD AND PROMINENT OF THE TIBIAL BASE PLATE. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE TRIAL POST SNAPPED IN HALF. SURGERY WAS NOT DELAYED. TWO PIECES WERE RETRIEVED AND WILL BE RETURNING.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 11777702 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 5, 2019Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THE HP RP TRIAL POST WAS BROKEN DURING A PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2019. THERE WERE NO FRAGMENTS GENERATED. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION.

    Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

    MAUDE report 8304166 ↗

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