LCP 02.104.028SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 3.5MM LCP EXTRA-ARTICLR DISTAL HUMERUS PL 8H/LT 194MM-STERIL · Class 2 · Implant
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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982029157), received between Jul 30, 2021 and Oct 29, 2024 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionOct 29, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE DURING A CASE USING AN EXTRA ARTICULAR DISTAL HUMERUS PLATE, ONE OF THE DISTAL LOCKING SCREWS WOULD NOT LOCK INTO THE OTHER PLATE. MULTIPLE SCREWS WERE USED AND WOULD NOT WORK. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY AND THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20556799 ↗InjuryJul 30, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN ORIF (OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION) DUE TO A NONUNION FRACTURE OF THE HUMERUS. THE ORIGINAL SURGERY PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) YEAR AGO FOR A GUNSHOT WOUND. THE HARDWARE WAS MOSTLY REMOVED EXCEPT FOR ONE (1) INTACT SCREW AND ONE BROKEN UNKNOWN 3.5 CORTEX SCREW TIP THAT WAS RETAINED. BONE GRAFTING WAS PERFORMED AND A NEW PLATE AND SCREW CONSTRUCT WAS APPLIED. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) 3.5MM LCP EXTRA-ARTICLR DISTAL HUMERUS PL 8H/LT 194MM-STERIL. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 11 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 12256601 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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