LCP 02.001.300Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM LCP® CURVED CONDYLAR PLATE 10 HOLES/242MM-LEFT · Class 2 · Implant
All models of LCP (367)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982027535), received between Mar 25, 2020 and Jan 9, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 reports).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K041911); 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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break2
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
- No Code Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 9, 2024Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2023, DUE TO A BROKEN PLATE. PATIENT WAS STABLE DURING SURGERY AND POSTOPERATIVELY. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 4.5MM LCP® CURVED CONDYLAR PLATE 10 HOLES/242MM-LEFT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 18476519 ↗InjuryMar 25, 2020Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, A BROKEN 4.5 LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) CURVED CONDYLAR PLATE WAS FOUND IN THE DRAWER INSIDE THE TRAUMA ROOM. IT WAS MENTIONED THAT THE REPORTED PLATE HAD BEEN TAKEN OFF BY THE SURGEON ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. PATIENT STATUS AND SURGICAL OUTCOME DURING THE REMOVAL PROCEDURE WERE UNKNOWN. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNKNOWN SCREWS (PART # UNKNOWN, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY UNKNOWN). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.5MM LCP® CURVED CONDYLAR PLATE 10 HOLES/242MM-LEFT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 9878676 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K041911. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0409-2014 · Jul 30, 2013 · TerminatedSynthes 4.5 mm LCP Curved Condylar Plate Intended for buttressing multifragmentary distal femur fractures.
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- R3 71364451Smith & Nephew, Inc. · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT145 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-15020Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-11030Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAB60-12040Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-13040Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-18030Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-15030Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
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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