LCP 02.001.302Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM LCP® CURVED CONDYLAR PLATE 12 HOLES/278MM-LEFT · Class 2 · Implant
All models of LCP (367)
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 10886982027559), received between May 8, 2018 and May 8, 2018 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 8, 2018Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2018, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HARDWARE REMOVAL OF A PLATE AND SCREWS DUE TO POST-OPERATIVE PLATE BREAKAGE. THE 4.5MM LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) CURVED CONDYLAR PLATE, 12 HOLES AND TEN (10) SCREWS; 4.0MM LOCKING AND 5.0MM CANNULATED LOCKING SCREWS WERE EASILY REMOVED INTACT. NO SURGICAL DELAY. PROCEDURE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THE PATIENT WAS INITIALLY IMPLANTED WITH THE HARDWARE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: 4.0MM LOCKING SCREW (PART UNKNOWN, LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY UNKNOWN), 5.0MM CANNULATED LOCKING SCREW (PART UNKNOWN, LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY UNKNOWN). THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 7496473 ↗
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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- 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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