LCP 02.001.322SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM LCP® CURVED CONDYLAR PLATE 12H/278MM/RIGHT-STERILE · 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 10886982027689), received between May 7, 2024 and May 8, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries.
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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Loss of Range of Motion1
- Muscular Rigidity1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 8, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A RETROSPECTIVE POST MARKET STUDY (PMCF DATA) WAS RECEIVED, FOR THE TIMEFRAME OF NOVEMBER 2013 TO OCTOBER 2023, WHICH INCLUDES SAFETY RELATED DATA ON DISTAL FEMUR PLATES. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SEPTIC KNEE AND SURGICAL INTERVENTION AT 17 WEEKS. THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO (B)(4), WHICH CAPTURES AN ADDITIONAL FOUR SCREWS RELATED TO THIS CASE. AT 38 WEEKS THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED DELAYED UNION AND NO EVIDENCE OF SURGICAL, WHICH IS CAPTURED IN (B)(4). THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) 4.5MM LCP® CURVED CONDYLAR PLATE 12H/278MM/RIGHT-STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 10 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 19268001 ↗InjuryMay 7, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A RETROSPECTIVE POST MARKET STUDY (PMCF DATA) WAS RECEIVED, FOR THE TIMEFRAME OF NOVEMBER 2013 TO OCTOBER 2023, WHICH INCLUDES SAFETY RELATED DATA ON DISTAL FEMUR PLATES. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ARTHROFIBROSIS KNEE WITH SURGICAL INTERVENTION. THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO (B)(4), WHICH CAPTURES AN ADDITIONAL SCREW RELATED TO THIS CASE. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) 4.5MM LCP® CURVED CONDYLAR PLATE 12H/278MM/RIGHT-STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 10 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion; Muscular Rigidity
MAUDE report 19261059 ↗
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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