VA-LCP 02.107.202SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 2.7MM/3.5MM VA-LCP OLECRANON PL 2H/RT/90MM-STER · Class 2 · Implant
All models of VA-LCP (256)
Data updated Oct 18, 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 10886982029270), received between Jul 31, 2018 and Feb 12, 2026 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K120070); 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 Problem1
- Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping1
- Nonstandard Device1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionFeb 12, 2026Nonstandard Device; Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, OUR SET WAS CONTAMINATED, STERILE PLATES WERE OPENED AND THIS ONE WAS NOT THE CORRECT FIT FOR THE PATIENT. SURGICAL DELAY WAS UNKNOWN. PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24322134 ↗InjuryJul 31, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
FURTHER IT WAS REPORTED THAT PLATE AND SCREWS WERE REMOVED SUCCESSFULLY WITH A SMALL DELAY OF 10 MINUTES.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 7736038 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K120070. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0124-2016 · Sep 28, 2015 · TerminatedSynthes 2.7MM/3.5MM VA-LCP Medial Distal Humerus Plates 10H/RT/186mm- Sterile and Synthes 2.7MM/3.5MM VA-LCP Extended Medial Distal Humerus Plates 10H/RT/189mm-Sterile The Synthes
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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